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3/10
I had high hopes for this, but it fell short.
It is extremely well researched, but I don't think Isaacson did a very good job at boiling his knowledge down to make it readable.
If you really want to read/learn about this, my suggestion would be to watch the episode of NOVA about crispr, then skip the first half of the book.
Way too much time is spent on the patent wars and the fight to publish first. I somewhat enjoyed the second half which is about how the technology is being used today and future implications
I had high hopes for this, but it fell short.
It is extremely well researched, but I don't think Isaacson did a very good job at boiling his knowledge down to make it readable.
If you really want to read/learn about this, my suggestion would be to watch the episode of NOVA about crispr, then skip the first half of the book.
Way too much time is spent on the patent wars and the fight to publish first. I somewhat enjoyed the second half which is about how the technology is being used today and future implications
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
Lawrence G. McDonald, Patrick Robinson
I liked it even more the second time. If you have even a passing interest in finance, this is a great book!
7/10
I figured I should read the book after the loving the movie for so many years. One thing that amazed me was how true to the book the movie is. There are so many lines that are word for word from the book.
The there were a couple things that bugged me. First was the first chapter. It is "real life" stuff, reasons for abridging the book, his experience with the book, time spent in LA (all fictional), that really didn't add anything and just kept me from getting to the good parts.
At the end of the book we get another long drawn out narrative with lawyers and Stephen king that again, didn't really add anything.
I really enjoyed reading the actual story, not so much the interludes. As much as it pains me to say this, I kind of hope fezzic dies at the end of Buttercup's baby. It just seems fitting
I figured I should read the book after the loving the movie for so many years. One thing that amazed me was how true to the book the movie is. There are so many lines that are word for word from the book.
The there were a couple things that bugged me. First was the first chapter. It is "real life" stuff, reasons for abridging the book, his experience with the book, time spent in LA (all fictional), that really didn't add anything and just kept me from getting to the good parts.
At the end of the book we get another long drawn out narrative with lawyers and Stephen king that again, didn't really add anything.
I really enjoyed reading the actual story, not so much the interludes. As much as it pains me to say this, I kind of hope fezzic dies at the end of Buttercup's baby. It just seems fitting
I'm not sure how I feel about this one.
I almost quit because the first third feels like an infomercial.
While many things the author says makes practical sense to me, almost all of the evidence presented is "some studies suggest a link"or "I have observed in my patients". They're isn't really much concrete science presented to back up what the author says.
On the other hand, I believe that the author really believes in what he says. There isn't rally any time he is pushing his own products on you, even though the last chapter is about supplements and the author sells many of the supplements that he mentions. He's always quick to point out brands other than his or generics as being good.
I don't doubt you could me much healthier following his program, but it would be extremely hard to do, and you couldn't really eat socially anymore.
Overall there were a lot of good ideas that I liked, but I'm going to leave it as that - ideas
I almost quit because the first third feels like an infomercial.
While many things the author says makes practical sense to me, almost all of the evidence presented is "some studies suggest a link"or "I have observed in my patients". They're isn't really much concrete science presented to back up what the author says.
On the other hand, I believe that the author really believes in what he says. There isn't rally any time he is pushing his own products on you, even though the last chapter is about supplements and the author sells many of the supplements that he mentions. He's always quick to point out brands other than his or generics as being good.
I don't doubt you could me much healthier following his program, but it would be extremely hard to do, and you couldn't really eat socially anymore.
Overall there were a lot of good ideas that I liked, but I'm going to leave it as that - ideas
There are some important things in here. We have evolved certain insists for a reason, we should just discount them.
Edit; I just realized I listened to the abridged version
Edit; I just realized I listened to the abridged version
I really liked the idea behind this book, but it just didn't end up working for me. A few of the chapters were mildly entertaining
It was a decent book, not great. For me it failed to capture the spirit of the first one. I think it was because the first one used many general references to the 80s, whereas this was fewer topics, but much deeper into them. If you happen to love one of the 3 or 4 topics that this book constantly references, you'll probably love it.
4.5/10
The first few chapters are pretty good, but then it drones on for another 300 pages.
Good presentation of things that can affect highly sensitive kids, but even the definition of a highly sensitive child isn't ever really given. There isn't really anything solid delivered in this book, which is why I felt it was too long with all of it's ideas and explanations.
Finally I disagree with many of the author's recommendations. In my opinion, this was mostly just how to coddle your kid so they aren't prepared to be adults (the author somewhat brags that her kid didn't get his driver's license until 27, and that's supposed to be a good thing).
The first few chapters are pretty good, but then it drones on for another 300 pages.
Good presentation of things that can affect highly sensitive kids, but even the definition of a highly sensitive child isn't ever really given. There isn't really anything solid delivered in this book, which is why I felt it was too long with all of it's ideas and explanations.
Finally I disagree with many of the author's recommendations. In my opinion, this was mostly just how to coddle your kid so they aren't prepared to be adults (the author somewhat brags that her kid didn't get his driver's license until 27, and that's supposed to be a good thing).
I was a little nervous to read this. I loved dragonlance back in jr high, but was totally let down by Dragons of Autumn Twilight when I read it. This one did not disappoint me at all
It moved at a good pace, the story didn't drag, and it wasn't cheesy either. Also, I think you could read this without having read dragons of autumn twilight
It moved at a good pace, the story didn't drag, and it wasn't cheesy either. Also, I think you could read this without having read dragons of autumn twilight
This was very well researched and presented. I lost interest for parts in book one talking about the first generation of sacklers.
The author paints a very grim picture of the sackler family. I don't know anything other than what was in the book, so I can't comment as to the veracity of the info, but I'm inclined to believe it is true.
The author paints a very grim picture of the sackler family. I don't know anything other than what was in the book, so I can't comment as to the veracity of the info, but I'm inclined to believe it is true.