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[By Siddhartha Mukherjee ] The Gene: An Intimate History

Siddhartha Mukherjee

4.33 AVERAGE

milesabout's review against another edition

4.0

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thorough and profound. would've preferred more science vs history.

topics include: squidging, mitochondrial eve, interracial diversity, olfactory receptors, US eugenics in the 1920s

ginkgoleaf's review against another edition

4.25

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Monumental work - one that requires stamina and endurance to fully absorb and appreciate, and so so rewarding; wealth of information about the history, recent past and the new frontiers that we can only hope can be explored for the benefit and wellness of all humans, without the sacrifice of empathy and our core humanity

klukovka's review against another edition

5.0

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

mlzbthc's review against another edition

5.0

informative

kvanhook92's review against another edition

4.0

informative reflective tense slow-paced

jewjewfruit's review against another edition

4.0

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Beautiful written; wonderful explanations and stories to help reinforce the message he’s trying to convey. It was a great read but still doesn’t compare to Emperor of all Maladies.

rana_1's review against another edition

5.0

inspiring medium-paced

rowlisona's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

gh0stradamus's review against another edition

5.0

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4.5

acrickettofillthesilence's review against another edition

2.5

informative reflective slow-paced

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Reeeeally didn't like how comfy the author was with describing the mass murders during the Holocaust as an extermination. I also thought the section about Rosalind Franklin really undersold the sexism and antisemitism she was working against.