jtkeenan's review against another edition
5.0
This is a fascinating collection of essays, but it gets that fifth star mostly for the final story, an examination of a mysterious disease called Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.
mkindness's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely falls into the "truth is starnger than fiction" category! really compelling!
lisaeirene's review against another edition
1.0
I loved The Hot Zone. I like this author. Unfortunately, this book felt like a bait-and-switch. There was one chapter about Ebola, which was interesting, and the rest of the book was about a bunch of crap I didn't care about. What a letdown.
phathaway's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0
So I listened to this over 2 days and I want to get a physical copy to read. It was so fascinating, and you can easily go down rabbit holes with this one.
Math and I are not friends, but learning about Pi was really having. These mathematician brothers have built super computers and gotten it to so many decimal places that if it was printed out, it would go to the moon and back.
Also learned about this syndrome: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/lesch-nyhan-syndrome
I'd never heard about it, but it's such a hard thing to live with, but the person interviewed for this book had such a sense of humor about it! ILOLed quite a few times.
Such a fascinating book!! 5🌟
Math and I are not friends, but learning about Pi was really having. These mathematician brothers have built super computers and gotten it to so many decimal places that if it was printed out, it would go to the moon and back.
Also learned about this syndrome: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/lesch-nyhan-syndrome
I'd never heard about it, but it's such a hard thing to live with, but the person interviewed for this book had such a sense of humor about it! ILOLed quite a few times.
Such a fascinating book!! 5🌟
bakudreamer's review against another edition
3.0
Finally, someone wrote about Lesch-Nyhan ( the last essay )
damsorrow's review against another edition
5.0
Best medicine gore writer out there. Worth coming out of the library for the article on Lesch-Nyman alone. Preston was such a master that it made me go back and give [a:Gil Reavill|99306|Gil Reavill|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] one less star for being such a poseur, like how you feel gross about liking NIN once you hear Einsturzende Neubauten.
meredithmc's review
2.0
part of the reason i only gave this book 2 stars was because the formatting on my nook was so weird - it was a pdf and not an epub. regardless, some of the essays were a bit boring & so-so with some that kept my attention 100%. i really enjoyed the first and the last ones, even if they made me a bit squeamish. recommended for anyone who likes pop science, so to speak.
thomcat's review against another edition
2.0
A collection of Richard Preston's New Yorker articles from 1992 through 2007. While I appreciated the introduction and some insight into Mr. Preston's writing, the articles contain some duplicated information that has not been edited out. Editing, or an article introduction for each, would have helped.
For the older articles, an "update" or "where are they now" would have been appreciated. No dating of the original articles are given - I found that information here:
http://www.richardpreston.net/newyorker.html
For the older articles, an "update" or "where are they now" would have been appreciated. No dating of the original articles are given - I found that information here:
http://www.richardpreston.net/newyorker.html