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The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee
2 reviews
tinnuben's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
marianneiriss's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.0
interesting, especially the first half, but the second half dragged a bit. felt that the point could’ve been explained with less repetition/circularity in a lot of the chapters, but i did already know a lot about it so not sure if that’s why. probably better suited to someone who hasn’t read anything about gene technology before! still some interesting insights though, but as an austitic person i didn’t appreciate how the somewhat ableist and frankly very outdated way that author refers to autism in the chapters on using genetics to cure disorders.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria