runeofstories 's review for:

The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee

4.0

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This book has led me on a journey from the discovery of gene to the possibilities of the future. Mukherjee explained things in a very eloquent and story-telling-liked. He put emotions in history, as if they were all novel-worthy stories. He put cautions and curiosities on the future. Though sometimes I felt like the history was told in an overly dramatic way. However, once I got to the advances on genetics in this current era -things got really really really interesting. Mukherjee has made me assessed my moral choices over and over again due to this book. If you enjoy books about genetics, science in general, or you are a fan of Paul Kalanithi and Atul Gawande, this should be your next book.