A review by rohini_murugan
An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist by Richard Dawkins
5.0
Being an intense Dawkinsian and an even more intense Darwinian, I literally had to stop my hand from giving five stars to this book. Dawkins is a person who is mostly shunned upon and looked down mainly due to his rather strong takes on religion. Considering that the other side is bombing buildings and shooting innocents, I don't really find strong speeches and fiery writings dangerous, in a way. More enlightening, perhaps.
That being said, this book was really a window into the - if I may- the ontogeny of Dawkins. His research details towards the end was a bit dense, but it wasn't anything one couldn't comprehend. For a man known for his diabolical (and true) views against religion, his life anecdotes on his conversion was really little. It made me respect him more as his focus was more on how he became Darwin's hound.
The book was in all, an inspiring one. Being in my twenties, in a biological research setting, I could only sit on my bed and aspire to quote him as being inspirational in any of my imaginative future ventures. Thus ends the musings of an aspiring Dawkins' bull-dog.
P.S: The one star reduction was because of too much details on his research. On second thoughts, maybe I'll make it five. Go Dawkins!
That being said, this book was really a window into the - if I may- the ontogeny of Dawkins. His research details towards the end was a bit dense, but it wasn't anything one couldn't comprehend. For a man known for his diabolical (and true) views against religion, his life anecdotes on his conversion was really little. It made me respect him more as his focus was more on how he became Darwin's hound.
The book was in all, an inspiring one. Being in my twenties, in a biological research setting, I could only sit on my bed and aspire to quote him as being inspirational in any of my imaginative future ventures. Thus ends the musings of an aspiring Dawkins' bull-dog.
P.S: The one star reduction was because of too much details on his research. On second thoughts, maybe I'll make it five. Go Dawkins!