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A review by ellianamaselli
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson
1.0
i read this for a gen-ed class in which my professor (an absolute legend of a man, btw) openly acknowledged the polarizing character of James Watson. for a participation assignment, this professor asked the class whether we would get a coffee with Watson if we could.
this was his way of asking whether we liked or disliked the character. it backfired on him, though, as i very adamantly explained in my DQ post that i would, in fact, get a coffee with James D. Watson in a heartbeat.
if only to sit there and observe the abject stupidity of this man.
the Bible says not to hate anyone. so i won't. but suffice it to say i strongly dislike James D. Watson with some of my being (not all—it's not worth it to dislike him with all of my being).
James D. Watson is the epitome of the pretentious, mysogonistic scientist stereotype. it's fun to watch if you have a sense of humor. infuriating if you don't.
at least, it would be fun to watch if everything else about this book isn't, like Watson, just the absolute worst.
maybe i just don't like science. i am a theology major for a reason, after all. i'm not good at STEM. i accept this about myself.
or maybe i'm right and this really is the most boring, sleep-inducing book i've ever read.
one star.
pre-review
well this was just the worst.
this was his way of asking whether we liked or disliked the character. it backfired on him, though, as i very adamantly explained in my DQ post that i would, in fact, get a coffee with James D. Watson in a heartbeat.
if only to sit there and observe the abject stupidity of this man.
the Bible says not to hate anyone. so i won't. but suffice it to say i strongly dislike James D. Watson with some of my being (not all—it's not worth it to dislike him with all of my being).
James D. Watson is the epitome of the pretentious, mysogonistic scientist stereotype. it's fun to watch if you have a sense of humor. infuriating if you don't.
at least, it would be fun to watch if everything else about this book isn't, like Watson, just the absolute worst.
maybe i just don't like science. i am a theology major for a reason, after all. i'm not good at STEM. i accept this about myself.
or maybe i'm right and this really is the most boring, sleep-inducing book i've ever read.
one star.
pre-review
well this was just the worst.