The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being
Evolution and the Making of Us

Thanks goes to Netgalley! This book tries to do a couple of things, and while I have no direct issue with any of its aims in any one particular, I kept asking myself a very important question, and asked it often, namely: "Who is this author writing to?" At the opening, I got the impression that this w......more

I would probably never have heard about this book had it not been for a Goodreads recommendation I came across, but I’m glad I got a chance to read it. The writing style is clear, the many drawings are helpful and informative, and even people who are decades away from their last biology class will b......more

Summary: An evolutionary account of human embryological development from even before conception through birth and of human anatomy and its evolutionary antecedents. This review should probably come with a “trigger warning”. The book I am reviewing here may offend some of the Christians I count friend......more

I absolutely loved this book. It’s informative, accessible and completely fascinating and is a brilliant book to start exploring the subject of evolution. It has so much packed into manageable chapters and is told with enthusiasm that’s contagious and a wonderful sense of humanity. It also provides......more

Nu pot aprecia valoarea conținutului științific al acestei cărți (nu am competența). Pot spune că povestea e spusă destul de pe înțelesul meu. De-ar fi lipsit inserturile străvezii de ideologie socialistoidă ar fi fost și mai bine. Grija neobosită a autoarei de a sublinia că omul nu e “special” mi-a......more