Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee

6 reviews

lauren625's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Medical content

Moderate: Death and Cancer

Minor: Racism, Genocide, and Ableism

tawanghdyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Genocide

onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, and Death

tinnuben's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Ableism, Antisemitism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Cancer, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, and Terminal illness

marianneiriss's review

informative slow-paced

3.0

interesting, especially the first half, but the second half dragged a bit. felt that the point could’ve been explained with less repetition/circularity in a lot of the chapters, but i did already know a lot about it so not sure if that’s why. probably better suited to someone who hasn’t read anything about gene technology before! still some interesting insights though, but as an austitic person i didn’t appreciate how the somewhat ableist and frankly very outdated way that author refers to autism in the chapters on using genetics to cure disorders.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Ableism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Animal death, Antisemitism, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Transphobia

bookiecharm's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Homophobia, and Transphobia