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A review by readingrainbowroad
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Siddhartha Mukherjee is one of the best science writers of our time. Full stop.
Also a seriously great audiobook narrator!
As a microbial ecologist/evolutionary geneticist, I have serious background knowledge in a lot of the cellular topics Mukherjee writes about in this book, but very little when it comes to the human health aspects. As with his two previous books, he makes the topics extremely approachable - something particularly difficult when it comes to biochemistry and cellular biology - doesn't totally avoid the complicated nature of biology. I also love that he presents biology and science as a story in progress, not one that is already completely known and solved.
I don't give 5 stars often, but I can't think of anything I would change or improve on in this book.
Also a seriously great audiobook narrator!
As a microbial ecologist/evolutionary geneticist, I have serious background knowledge in a lot of the cellular topics Mukherjee writes about in this book, but very little when it comes to the human health aspects. As with his two previous books, he makes the topics extremely approachable - something particularly difficult when it comes to biochemistry and cellular biology - doesn't totally avoid the complicated nature of biology. I also love that he presents biology and science as a story in progress, not one that is already completely known and solved.
I don't give 5 stars often, but I can't think of anything I would change or improve on in this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Medical content