Reviews - The Selfish Gene

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There were some parts where it was interesting, but some of the chapters I had to skip, not only because I already knew some things, that the author was explaining for people who don't know, but also because it wasn't captivating.

I like reading these type of books because I always learn something new, but it is always so slow paced and I don't learn everything that the author wanted to say😭

My attention span is very short, I need interesting and fast 🙌 that is why it's rated so low :/

The things that I retained were interesting though

deanoreads's review against another edition

5.0

challenging informative mysterious slow-paced

simplyteags's review against another edition

5.0

challenging informative medium-paced

lslaz's review against another edition

4.0

Everyone even slightly interested in evolution should read this. If you thought you know evolution, ha-ha, you don't.
Dawkins goes very deep into the causal net that surrounds every aspect of life on earth. It raises questions (and often answers them) about how we, how animals, how cells, and ultimately, how genes behave and why; and this, on a multi-generational timescale.
I can't recommend this enough. It opens a new window through which you can observe life, including human behavior.