ladywrenalot's review against another edition
3.0
I've been reading this on and off for a couple of weeks. I wanted to sell it at an upcoming bookfair, but then realised how useful it is and decided to keep it.
From some of the thought processes Darwin used to arrive at his theories, he seems a little bit autistic spectrum. I mean this as an observation by someone who is.
From some of the thought processes Darwin used to arrive at his theories, he seems a little bit autistic spectrum. I mean this as an observation by someone who is.
jeansbooks's review against another edition
Author is in love with using 10 obscure words when 2 will do. Dry and the worst kind of academia
monasterymonochrome's review against another edition
3.0
This short book provides a fairly approachable and easily-digestible outline of Darwin's theories of evolution and natural selection. It's probably a good choice if you're interested in a more thorough idea of what Darwin actually theorized but don't necessarily come from a background in science or feel comfortable with scientific language. Do note that this text sticks mainly to explaining the theories themselves and is less helpful in the way of biographical information on Darwin, which is limited to a single chapter. I do wish that Howard would have gone into more detail about the basis of arguments against Darwinism, particularly those of creationists, as well as the more recent advances and refinements that have been made in evolutionism; both areas are touched upon briefly but the main focus remains Darwin's work itself rather than its wider context. Overall, this isn't a book that I would have picked up on my own, but as required reading for a class, it was refreshingly straightforward and non-technical.
dullhilarity's review
A reasonably good introduction to Darwin and his theory on evolution. This book was laid out quite well, discussing a decent amount in such a small number of pages. Going into it, I expected this to have more about creationists, rather than the discussing of just Darwin. However, I still enjoyed reading this book, and it did what I thought it would.
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