Amusing anecdotes about Feynman, told by Feynman. I found myself, though, questioning the portrayal as much as I would the autobiography of an internet influencer. ( )

All the Feynman adventures offer a fascinating and unique perspective into the world of a theoretical physicist in end of 20th century. The filter that Feynman brings to this in addition, is that of a bit of a trouble making, womanizing, principled empiricist.

I enjoy the fiction, the world he creates is fascinating and comes to life despite some mismatch of values and the pretty clear exaggeration of some of his stories.

His accout of the investigation in the Challenger disaster is sound and important reading for any future engineer. Politics does not play well with risky engineering. ( )

The second half about Feynman's work with the Challenger disaster commission is worth the price of admission. ( )

I have a theory that this is not a great first choice to learn about Feynman. The anecdotes are good, the story about Arlene and the account of the Challenger investigation the best, but it's pretty pieced together. I think if I'd started with one of the other Feynman books first (Surely You're Joking, for example) that I might've liked this one better. ( )

Not as compelling at the previous title ("Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman!"), but still a good, inspiring, somewhat fun read. ( )