If you’re an analytical person you’ll likely enjoy the writing style, but there are times when literally was flabbergasted at the number of words wasted on describing something ancillary to the point of the book — 20 solid minutes explain how controlled nuclear fission works to set up brief metaphor. It’s the kind of thing a better writer could have condensed into a paragraph.
All the same, the thrust of the book is highly relevant and something most people should be aware of.