A review by seeker42
The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee

4.0

This book provides a wealth of information on genetics and is exceptionally detailed, for a lay audience. However, this great attention to detail proved to be its undoing for me, and I stopped reading after consuming 60% of the material. Although I am an avid science reader and have a scientific background in the physical sciences, I found it too highly specialized for anyone except those who are passionately interested in genetics. I have not given up on it, but have shelved it for the time being while I pursue other interests.