Which Book to Read? - Compare 3 Options

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The discussion revolves around choosing a book to read during a two-week break from homework, with three options: "Warped Passages" by Lisa Randall, "The Cosmic Landscape" by Leonard Susskind, and "Fabric of the Cosmos" by Brian Greene. Participants express that all three books are valuable, though opinions vary on their literary merit. "The Cosmic Landscape" is noted as particularly good, despite some reservations about its ideas. "Warped Passages" is described as enjoyable but not award-winning in literature, while "Fabric of the Cosmos" is also recommended. Ultimately, the choice is subjective, with no clear standout among the three.
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Well the semester is finally over and now I have two weeks of no homework. It's time to get to a few of the books I bought years ago. Since I can only read one, maybe you can help me choose one.

Here are the three choices I have:

Warped Passages - Lisa Randall
The Cosmic Landscape - Leonard Susskind
Fabric of the Cosmos - Brian Greene

Any of those worth reading over the other?
 
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I don't think so, they are equally good/bad :)
 
erok81 said:
Since I can only read one

Read more/faster?
 
The only one on the list that I've read was The Cosmic Landscape. I thought it was really good, even though I'm not a strong proponent of the ideas.
 
Read The Fabric Of The Cosmos. Warped Passages was a really good read(in fact I bought it at the same time I bought Fabric Of The Cosmos), but it's not something worthy of a prize in literature.
 

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