I didn't have any expectations of this book before I read it, other than it would hopefully give me some better insight into a part of the world of investment banking that I have worked. Towards the later part of the first half, I was starting to wonder when he would get to the finance part of his life, but once I got there I appreciated the lead-up. I was not looking to read a book on life in academia, but now that I have, I feel somewhat enlightened. The particulars of the physics theories were a bit over my head, but I grasped what he was writing about enough to understand the overall points. I think I will need to study options theory a bit more to fully appreciate the second half, but it was an interesting read and will give me more perspective while I continue to increase my knowledge in those areas. This book may not be a good pick for those that are not into physics or finance, though my 17 month old son enjoyed it. I read this book to him over the past couple of week for his bed-time stories.