The book's format was super helpful with a little summary at the end of each chapter. As a physicist myself I really liked that Hossenfelder criticized her colleagues and the current way of thinking. This seems for non-science people quite mean, but this is how science works! And it made myself thinking too. I reflected a lot of the stuff my own profs told me (huge SUSY fans) and I missed that they never introduced other possibilities to us.
Hossenfelder tries to get into the details and this made me fall in love with the book but for others with a non-mathematical background it might be too advanced. I am also afraid that people don't see that they did not understand certain concepts.

Sabine Hossenfelder's Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray is a critique at theoretical physics discipline and how it's physicists are too focused on finding beautiful theories. In her case, beautiful theories are one's that have mathematical equations that fit nicely with their theories. However, she states that sometimes these discoveries are messy and there is no streamlined equation to fit. It's an interesting take on physics. I'm not a physicist myself, but I definitely find that other popular nonfiction physics books focus a lot on the wonders of physics. Her book adds a different dimension to this discipline that I would have never thought of on my own.

Her writing style is candid and if feels as if you are with her as she interviews renowned physicists around the world to learn more about their quest for beauty in physics. It's also a bit funny at times.

I felt as if the science she describes in Lost in Math is a bit complex for me, but I found an appendix at the end of the book to refer to for brief explanations of the scientific theories she mentions. Sadly, it was a bit hard for me to flip back and forth in an e-book so I didn't do this, and I only found out when I got to the end.

I would recommend this to people who are interested in physics and probably have a bit more general knowledge on it.

I truly appreciate Lost in Math. What I value the most about the book is the tone. Sabine Hossenfelder offers an honest, humorous and self-deprecating view to a topic that would not be considered "light". I appreciate also her bringing perspectives from many researchers in the field, and doing so respectfully, without belligerence, and again, humorously (when I grabbed this book I was not expecting to laugh as much as I did). Sometimes, the theories explained went above me, but that is due to my own limitations, not the author's capabilities in explaining them. I actually understood many concepts and the figures intercalated in the text were a good aid to comprehension.

I thought there would be more math mixed with some physics. This book spends a lot of time with the authors biography and it seemed like a series of essays.