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sprague's review against another edition
5.0
Well-written, concise overview of what's known about epigenetics and "Fat Genes", "Gay Genes", "Infidelity Genes", "Bacteria Genes" and more.
danielle_n's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Addiction, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Drug abuse
crispyspringroll's review against another edition
Writing is oversimplified to the point it is hard to read and everything felt out of date.
boyblue's review against another edition
4.0
This book is essential reading for any person interested in genes but it's also important for anyone who went to school before 2010ish. The reason being that what we were taught about our genes being fixed is erroneous. Spector shows that the environment can play a huge role in how genes express themselves and can in some instances even change your genetic makeup, this is known as epigenesis. Great news for people who looked at genetic makeup in a fatalistic and pessimistic way. The science is truly fascinating.
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