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A review by yoshi5
An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist by Richard Dawkins
3.0
Should have read the book at a library first.
For an autobiography, I found it rather impersonal, and it didn't give me much insight into the mind of Dawkins.
I found the autobiography to be a chronological, dry recount of his life, and didn't feel I understood "the making of a scientist", rather more the life events of one. I was hoping for something a bit deeper, philosophical, gripping, enthralling, an insight into the dilemmas he faced in his life, the moments of wonder and failure...
Enjoyed "Dreaming Spires" and the insight into a real education, and real learning.
For an autobiography, I found it rather impersonal, and it didn't give me much insight into the mind of Dawkins.
I found the autobiography to be a chronological, dry recount of his life, and didn't feel I understood "the making of a scientist", rather more the life events of one. I was hoping for something a bit deeper, philosophical, gripping, enthralling, an insight into the dilemmas he faced in his life, the moments of wonder and failure...
Enjoyed "Dreaming Spires" and the insight into a real education, and real learning.