lovevirology's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, and Death
marianneb'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interesting insights though, but as an austitic person i didn’t appreciate how the somewhat ableist and frankly very outdated way that author refers to autism in the chapters on using genetics to cure disorders.
Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Ableism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Animal death, Antisemitism, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Transphobia
katherineclimber's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
I've also read <i>The Emperor of All Maladies</i> by Siddartha Mukherjee, and I think I enjoyed this one more and just got more out of it in general (although they are both 3 stars, this one is a higher 3 stars) and I think that's because I had some background going into this book having already take biology. The beginning of this book really had me hooked and it brought up so many ideas that I had never even thought about before. However, when I got about 2/3 of the way through I started to loose steam and I was craving a fiction novel, but I pushed through and I'm glad I did because I learned so much from this book. It was really insightful, especially with the personal experiences and anecdotes that Mukherjee added in, I think those really made the book more impactful and meaningful. Overall, this book just really made me think about how har we've come in understanding genetics, but also how much we have yet to learn.
Graphic: Abortion, Chronic illness, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Cancer and Death
Minor: Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, and Transphobia
bookiecharm's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
3.0
Graphic: Genocide, Medical content, and Mental illness
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Homophobia, and Transphobia
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