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I really enjoyed this book, it was my first 500-page book, so I did find it a little difficult partly because of its length. Also at least for my copy the print was very small which made it harder to focus so if you need bigger font it may be something to keep in mind.
I love the first section of the book mainly because of the extra detail that is given about scientists and their famous discoveries. For example, I liked learning about how Darwin potentially skipped over Mendel's study because he doesn't like the style of graphs he used.
If you are more interested in the link between genetics and personality, I would skip to the "through the looking glass section" and start from there. In terms of the writing, I thought it was really good when it came to explaining, but I think mainly people from a scientific background will understand the book. But I think even people with a scientific background that doesn't link to genetics or biology could understand it. I also liked the links to his family history to the informative sections of the book, it never felt out of place.
It's obviously not the most up-to-date book given all the recent news about genetics that couldn't be covered by this book since it's from 2015, but I think it's worth reading, especially if you want a good understanding of the key genetics discoveries of the past.
I love the first section of the book mainly because of the extra detail that is given about scientists and their famous discoveries. For example, I liked learning about how Darwin potentially skipped over Mendel's study because he doesn't like the style of graphs he used.
If you are more interested in the link between genetics and personality, I would skip to the "through the looking glass section" and start from there. In terms of the writing, I thought it was really good when it came to explaining, but I think mainly people from a scientific background will understand the book. But I think even people with a scientific background that doesn't link to genetics or biology could understand it. I also liked the links to his family history to the informative sections of the book, it never felt out of place.
It's obviously not the most up-to-date book given all the recent news about genetics that couldn't be covered by this book since it's from 2015, but I think it's worth reading, especially if you want a good understanding of the key genetics discoveries of the past.
Content Warnings
Minor: Mental illness, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
The book does mention eugenics movements.
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and now i must read everything siddhartha mukherjee has ever written
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It took me almost 4 months to finish this book. It is packed with countless really well written accounts of discoveries tied to the timeline of our understanding of genetics and life sciences.
I renewed and checked out this book 8 times and now I will purchase it for my response/reference.
I renewed and checked out this book 8 times and now I will purchase it for my response/reference.
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challenging
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Audiobook.
Mukherjee is quickly becoming one of my all time favorite writers of science and medicine. "The Gene" is a riveting and powerful follow-up to "The Emperor of All Maladies." It follows the history of the discovery and the evolution of ideas surrounding one the primary vehicles of evolution.
In this writing, Mukherjee forces us to grapple with the past, present, and the "futures of futures," of what science, technology, and the quest for advancement will ultimately mean for humanity. This book can be uniquely unsettling in its thought experiments, so if you're not one for pondering grand ideas about futurism, trans-humanism, and all such talk, then this book is most assuredly not for you.
In this writing, Mukherjee forces us to grapple with the past, present, and the "futures of futures," of what science, technology, and the quest for advancement will ultimately mean for humanity. This book can be uniquely unsettling in its thought experiments, so if you're not one for pondering grand ideas about futurism, trans-humanism, and all such talk, then this book is most assuredly not for you.