L Lamkin

not much science

Revisado: 10-11-24

I expected this to be more informative, more science, Unfortunately, it was more anecdotal and woo-woo than I preferred, so I gave up and returned it... To bad, cause it's an important and interesting topic.

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Great story

Revisado: 10-05-24

I really loved how the author seamlessly worked in bigger societal issues such as misogyny, the oversized role of religion, the strength of women, and the things that make relationships, with lovers, friends, or children, good ones-honesty, respect, communication, listening to one another. I loved this book!

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Action, and fighting lots of fighting

Revisado: 05-30-24

Not so much real Science Fiction as an action flick. Basically it was just an eight hour long fight scene. Lame.

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A most memorable read 

Revisado: 12-08-23

This was such a fun, audible book. I knew I wanted to get it on audible so I could listen to Patrick Stewart’s beautiful voice. his story is very compelling. It was wonderful to hear about his childhood and how hard work and a passion for the theater took him to Heights he never dreamed possible. I see this as an inspiration for many inspiring actors, as well as others, who have many obstacles in their way to become the person they envision for themselves. Thank you so much for the amazing story!

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A Top-Notch Work

Revisado: 10-23-23

This was a most excellent book. I am well versed in evolutionary science, yet have always been a bit scared of genetics. This was perfect. I enjoyed it immensely. The author actually made an excellent presenter: Rutherford could make a second career as a book reader for Audible! Smooth voice, nice British accent, perfect timing and delivery. But content is, of course, the real crux of the matter and, in that, Rutherford’s work excelled. I found this book to be highly accessible, engaging, and informative all the way, but also entertaining, and not overly academic or technical. I recommend this book unequivocally to anyone interested in genetic science, which we should all be in this day and age. Fascinating, not dry. I am not generally so easy to please. Rarely pen a review. But this one was perfect.

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Meh...

Revisado: 09-23-23

I have read extensively, in both religious and atheist traditions. This did nothing for me. Naïve, over simplistic. I also think that the author was too enamored of the "can't we all just get along" mindset, with the result that the work, while promising to be of a secular or atheist nature, had significant apologetic overtones.

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Teenage girls squabbling

Revisado: 08-08-23

Essentially it was like young teenage girls squabbling and posturing for chapter after chapter. I kept waiting for it to go somewhere, but...

As a feminist, I was particularly offended. What a shallow depiction of women. I made it about 40 chapters in and could not finish. I don't know any grown women who are that petty, self obsessed, and shallow. No real plot to speak of.

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A genuine 'must-read' for theist and atheist alike

Revisado: 08-30-22

This is a truly brilliant work. It is encouraging, enlightening, well-informed, and highly informative. Yet it is also very readable and easily accessible to the lay reader. I highly recommend 'What it Means To Be Moral' for any and all persons interested in morality, justice, ethics, or the implications of Darwin and the evolutionary sciences for our understanding of human nature. I think it should be on the reading list of every atheist, and particularly anyone who considers themselves an agnostic. It should be required reading for the recently burgeoning populace of 'nones'. But perhaps most importantly, it should be read by the worlds copious devout, or at least those amongst them who are open-minded enough to consider justice, morality, and human good as the products of evolution, as entirely natural phenomenon, and no longer as the products of divine fiat or supernatural agency. An essential contribution to the secular canon, this important work should be in the library of everyone and anyone who is interested in ethics, morality, good and evil, or our increasingly naturalistic understanding of human nature.

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One of Grisham’s best

Revisado: 05-31-22

A very powerful novel about the death penalty. I could not stop listening. Well written, we narrated.

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Page turner

Revisado: 04-13-22

I couldn’t stop listening and the narration is perfect. Grisham is a fabulous story teller and I love the character of Jake Brigance.

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