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alakascram's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
a beautifully put together book. the precision of mukherjee's words presents the information in such an informative and engaging way, and this quickly became one of my favourite books i've ever read.
two moments stand out to me: finishing the second chapter and returning to read the dedication, and the diagram reveal of the "central dogma of biological information" (gene encodes message builds protein regulates genes...), which felt honestly life changing. it takes great subject matter and an even greater author to make a three-arrow diagram and times new roman one of the most beautiful things i've ever seen.
two moments stand out to me: finishing the second chapter and returning to read the dedication, and the diagram reveal of the "central dogma of biological information" (gene encodes message builds protein regulates genes...), which felt honestly life changing. it takes great subject matter and an even greater author to make a three-arrow diagram and times new roman one of the most beautiful things i've ever seen.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism, Transphobia, Medical content, and Ableism
tinnuben's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
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interesting insights though, but as an austitic person i didn’t appreciate how the somewhat ableist and frankly very outdated way that author refers to autism in the chapters on using genetics to cure disorders.
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
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