The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Gene: An Intimate History

Siddhartha Mukherjee

882 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of "The Emperor of All Maladies" a magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future: What becomes of being human when we learn to read and write our own genet...

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informative 99%
reflective 49%
challenging 45%
inspiring 22%
emotional 6%
hopeful 6%
adventurous 5%
tense 3%
lighthearted 2%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%

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medium 33%

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