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alidottie's review against another edition
4.0
I am an AJ Jacobs fan and while we don't have all the same views about some family-centered things, I still really enjoyed his quest into the world of genealogy and I felt like he was respectful to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who are, of course, family history superstars. I loved when he said that LDS members (Mormons) are the best event organizers. We are well trained!
buaslbutterfly's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
violetlantern's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
90sinmyheart's review against another edition
3.0
Part memoir, part how-to, part... something else. I'm very interested in genealogy so this peaked my interest. However, I was put off by the othering text in the name of humour (e.g. describing a man at a polyamory meeting as having an Asian partner... I guess the man was white??), the cheap humour (a crack at Floridians on bath salts, really) and a misspelling of the word "genealogy" as "genealoogy" on the first page of one of the chapters.
lahowitt's review against another edition
2.0
(Audiobook) I like A.J. Jacobs’ writing a lot, but this is definitely not his best. I can see why the connections would be interesting to him, but I found them fairly boring.
ogreart's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoy Jacobs's work. This was no exception. Trying to see how we are all connected by everyone being related, even at some distant level, is something that was, perhaps, quixotic, but the attempt in itself has worth. He has a terrific, self-deprecating humor that makes this a fun ride.