A review by macroscopicentric
Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo and the Making of the Animal Kingdom by Sean B. Carroll

3.0

I enjoyed this book, but I don't think it's all that beginner-friendly. I was a biology major with a less-than-thorough understanding of molecular biology, and I was a little lost in some of the earlier, fundamental chapters. But the payoff (the last chapter) was superb. I already had an idea of the central tenets of the book, so he was preaching to the choir. But his end summary, and musings on the repercussions of his book and the philosophy of science as a whole, were concise, elegant, and easy to read and understand.