MixedThe Guardian\"I’m not sure who of those people [succeeded by Hawkins] had an overall view of the volume, but I do wish it had been more tightly edited. In a collection of essays or transcripts, some repetition is understandable, but I expected a coherent set of arguments. I stumbled, then, when the same explanations and even phrases reappeared without acknowledgment that the reader had seen them previously ... While I share his stance on such matters, it grates that he makes no attempt to persuade or justify. It is not so much preaching to the choir as sharing knowing asides with them. As such, Brief Answers to the Big Questions feels like a missed opportunity ... If Brief Answers to the Big Questions is a \'best of\' collection for fans, Hawking had several great hits. But it is badly remixed and includes a few shaky live versions – not the definitive work he deserves.\
