I personaly liked the book. It was heavy in some parts and I realy still do not understand relativity but I like the way we learn about his life his friends his traveling the relationship etc.
I would have left the theories for what they were and mention them but the book really went deep in to this but if you realy dont want to read it skip it. I thought it was an interresting mix.
I learned a lot about his life that I did not know it was revealing

Was the most interesting and complete biography for me in the last five years.

Our members did find the information on the life of Einstein interesting but shruggled with the amount of scientific information included in the book.

The book was intense and interesting. Isaacson wrote a superb masterpiece combining science, human nature, and the beginning of a war In Europe. The author brilliantly evoked the relentless and tenacious mind of this timeless Genious. Einstein's elaborate equations applicable to quantum physics and his many experiments such as the Entwurf are only a small token of his brilliant and encompassed contribution to our contemporary World of Physics.

As the book club moderator, I decided to allot two months for the club to read Einstein: His Life and Universe, since it is an especially long book. (Not counting the bibliography, footnotes, and index, it totals 551 pages). Even so, none of the book club members attending the meeting finished it, including me. Since I had not finished the last 100 pages, I took a few minutes to skim them before the meeting.

We have an interesting mix of people in our book club. Some of our members would prefer not to read anything that's too long, while one or two of the members are intellectually-minded individuals who will tackle anything. We read only nonfiction, with the exception of a session devoted to poetry once a year. We have read an eclectic mix of books, most of which have been titles members stated that they would not have read if they had not been in the club -- but which they enjoyed nonetheless. However, to my knowledge, none of us is strong in physics or higher mathematics.

One of the book club members attended the discussion but refused to read the book because she objected to Einstein's treatment of his first wife. When I asked the members present if they would recommend this title to other book clubs, one of the members said that she would, with the caveat that I tell them to feel free to skip or skim the physics parts. She felt that one can understand the information about Einstein's life even if one doesn't understand the physics. The other members who had read the book concurred.

I would not recommend this book to the average book club. It is not a good choice for club members who want a "quick read." I WOULD recommend this book for the special book club whose members enjoy reading biographies and who are willing to step outside their comfort zone. However, unless all of the members are retirees with LOTS of time on their hands, I strongly recommend that you allow members two or even three months to read it. Rating: 4 stars for individual reading;
3 stars for book clubs.