I love graphic novels and I love graphic nonfiction. I scooped this out of a library box I was working on, and it was a good read. It is mostly about Stephen Hawking’s science (of which I understand almost nothing), with his life practically parenthetical. His marriage, children, and even his disability (and his extraordinary survival of a condition that almost always claims its sufferers in many fewer years than he lived with it) are presented only in the context of how they affected his ability to work. Sometimes the narration felt disjointed, as the perspective seemed to shift from the autobiographical voice to a third person narrator, but I couldn’t be sure. So, that was disorienting. But it seems to be an honest and faithful portrayal of a remarkable scientist, one who theorized about and visualized the universe millions of miles beyond what the average person is able to do, yet was still human, making mistakes (in life and in work), making jokes, enduring hardships, and having adventures. It was a satisfying read. ( )

I happily consume every book that Jim Ottaviani writes. Even if I know a lot about the subject, I always appreciate the immense research that goes into his books. There is so much attention to detail. Hawking lives up to Ottaviani's other published works.

What I particularly enjoyed was the subtle interactions in this graphic novel. Hawking was probably a horrible person to be married to as he was unbelievably selfish. That didn't need to be spelled out in this book. The interactions and emotions conveyed by the artist for both Stephen Hawking and his wife made it clear how alienating it must have been to be married to him.

It was enjoyable to read even though I still don't understand cosmology. The dialogue between the scientists was technical without being alienating. Highly recommended for anybody interested in learning more about such a fascinating scientist. ( )

A graphic novel depicting Stephen Hawking throughout his life and struggles with ALS and unraveling the mysteries of the universe. The art , while not especially expressive makes sure you know who is who in the illustrations and when the characters do show emotion it means so much more. The content delves deep into Hawking's, Einsteins and many other scientists discoveries. Some of the content was getting hard for myself to comprehend as often times the subject matter gets extremely scientific and theoretical. ( )

Take a graphic biography of Stephen Hawking’s life, education and family, a fair amount of explanation of theoretical physics and cosmology add information about motor neuron disease and disability rights and you have this book. As someone who learned much of my physics knowledge from the “Big Bang Theory” TV show, I admit, a lot of the math and physics was over my head. But the ways that Hawking thought about various questions and his methods for finding answers was fascinating. In the background was his life with his wife, Jane, (who deserves the most patient and supportive wife award) and their kids, and his slow physical decline which wrecked his body but left his mind as sharp as ever. He struggled to write, move and speak and yet challenged and advanced scientific theories that were widely accepted. I would recommend to someone who loves math and science and anyone interested in the life of this funny, brilliant man. ( )