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yanailedit's review against another edition
1.0
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Men’s Extraordinary Athletic Performance after we established that the only female athletes worth paying attention to are the ones with high male hormones.
A well-researched book that reads very well... and also unfortunately subscribes to the regretful trend of glazing over the athletic significance of female sport instead of addressing the tremendous gap in both research and cultural discourse on the topic of female athleticism.
Unfortunately insanely disappointed. If you want to read some theories condensed into a readable popular science style about why some men become elite athletes, this is the book for you. If you were hoping to catch a few more details about the world of women’s sport as well, all you’ll find is something that comes down to ‘be as physiologically similar to a male human as possible... and then profit’.
A well-researched book that reads very well... and also unfortunately subscribes to the regretful trend of glazing over the athletic significance of female sport instead of addressing the tremendous gap in both research and cultural discourse on the topic of female athleticism.
Unfortunately insanely disappointed. If you want to read some theories condensed into a readable popular science style about why some men become elite athletes, this is the book for you. If you were hoping to catch a few more details about the world of women’s sport as well, all you’ll find is something that comes down to ‘be as physiologically similar to a male human as possible... and then profit’.
literaryellen's review against another edition
5.0
Such a provocative, fascinating read. I enjoyed this book immensely. Both comforting and unnerving being an amateur distance runner and learning that genetics accounts for a huge proportion of trainability, running economy, oxygen intake, sport specialization, etc. Highly recommend for anyone even vaguely interested in sports and/or genetics. The book is long, but super well-written and easy to digest while still being true to the science it's reporting.
rlafleur85's review against another edition
3.0
This started out great, lost momentum for me, then finished well. I connected most to the examples of NBA players, Iditirod sled dogs, and some Olympic references. If you are a sports fan and can understand DNA, RNA, and other gene theories then this is the book for you. After reading this book it will make me look at athleticism and professional athletes in a new light.
wheelylauren's review against another edition
4.0
This book made my biology brain go brr! I love genetics!
_uncle_rico's review against another edition
5.0
Fun book. Lots of examples on how genes, ancestry, demographics, and training have impacted some of the greatest athletes in modern history.
kdaven8's review against another edition
5.0
Wow, I love books about genetics. I wish somebody else had read the book(audible listen) but other than that I thought it was really well done. Somebody please tell authors NOT to read their own books it never really ends well.