This book is a collection of columns, and these columns are short stories, and ramblings of thought. Some pieces I found absolutely fascinating, while others I was bored to tears and didn't see the point. The beginning and the end of this book was quite fascinating, and I couldn't put it down during those times. But the middle was dull, and it took me months to get through it, because I simply didn't want to read it.
Overall, it's worth the read, but if I ever reread it, I'd skip over much of the middle. The beginning fourth, and the ending fourth, are the bits that cause me to stop and think, and are the bits that slap me across the face with the truth that is found in them.