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Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species, his revolutionary tract on evolution and the fundamental ideas involved, in 1859. Nearly 150 years later, the theory of evolution continues to create tension between the scientific and religious communities.Challengesabout teaching the theory of evolution in schoolsoccur annuallyall over the country. This same debate raged wi...more

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Published January 6th 2009 by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (first published December 23rd 2008)

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Jul 05, 2010 Tatiana rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: those interested in religion, science, and Charles Darwin

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I picked up this book mostly because Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith is both the National Book Award and Printz runner-up. I don't know if it's because my expectations were too high or because this book is my first YA non-fiction, but I wasn't as wild about it as I expected to be.

Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith is basically a story of Charles Darwin's marriage to his religious wife, which, keeping in mind that Darwin was a founder of the theory of natural selection, is...more I picked up this book mostly because Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith is both the National Book Award and Printz runner-up. I don't know if it's because my expectations were too high or because this book is my first YA non-fiction, but I wasn't as wild about it as I expected to be.

Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith is basically a story of Charles Darwin's marriage to his religious wife, which, keeping in mind that Darwin was a founder of the theory of natural selection, is an interesting subject to explore. The book narrates Charles' initial hesitation to even get married, the couple's ultimate decision to put their religious differences aside and trust in the ability of their marriage to work in spite of them, and Charles's and Emma's life together.

The book is written in a very engaging manner, easy to read and hardly ever gets boring. It provides curious details about Darwin's life and 19th century living in general. I especially liked the story about Charles' week-long visit to his first love, during which he partook in so much kissing, that he had to be prescribed medicine to relieve the swelling of his lips. Who would have thought this kind of vigor was allowed 150 years ago? I also enjoyed learning that taking breakfast in bed was an actual medical treatment!

The reason I couldn't give the book more than 3 stars is that ultimately Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith doesn't live up to its premise - the struggle to find a compromise between an atheist husband's and religious wife's beliefs isn't sufficiently explored. Besides Emma's initial fear that her beloved husband will go to Hell for not believing in God, the subject doesn't come up too often in the course of the story. Rather, it explores Charles's hesitation to make his beliefs public, his fear to go against popular religious views.

Nevertheless, the book will be of interest to those who want to know a little about Charles Darwin and his ideas, but who don't feel like plodding through other more massive biographies of the scientist. For me the most fascinating part of the story is that even now, 150 years after Darwin's theory was published, there are still people who find it absolutely impossible to reconcile their religious beliefs with scientific findings. As if science and faith are mutually exclusive! (less)

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Jul 02, 2009 Bill rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I wanted to rate this book higher, but the more I considered its qualities, the more I opted for liking rather than really liking. Numerous parts of this book were highly interesting, and some I found quite moving; but two features kept getting in the way of an overall very satisfying reading experience for me. One was Heiligman's seeming desire to work in every tidbit about the Darwins that struck her as interesting, even if that bit of information ended up being obtrusive to the forward moveme...more I wanted to rate this book higher, but the more I considered its qualities, the more I opted for liking rather than really liking. Numerous parts of this book were highly interesting, and some I found quite moving; but two features kept getting in the way of an overall very satisfying reading experience for me. One was Heiligman's seeming desire to work in every tidbit about the Darwins that struck her as interesting, even if that bit of information ended up being obtrusive to the forward movement of the book. In addition, however, there inevitably appeared later, another discussion of that tidbit that endeavored to justify its inclusion. The bit about D's dog was one example for me. Never could quite figure out why she felt compelled to include that one, even though the second time the dog this discussed, there is an tie in--just didn't work for me.

The second issue is a very tricky one in a book like this. As H rightly claims, in all the books about Darwin, this is the one that tells the story of Emma. But in the end I felt the title was right: Charles and Emma. It wasn't Emma and Charles. The book was centrally about the issue of faith/science or creation/natural selection in the Darwins' relationship, and that is the very interesting and very strong part of the way Heiligman crafted this book--wonderful. I felt, however, that I kept experiencing everything about Emma and her perspectives/fears/etc. through the lens of Charles. And perhaps that is as it must be with a figure like CD in one's book. I frankly am not sure how H could have succeeded in not making Charles the central filter, but I ended up wishing I had a more Emma-centric view of a number of things.

After finishing the book, one thing that strikes me is the magnificent job that Heiligman did throughout the entire work of letting us see so intellectually powerful a force as Darwin through another, intimately personal, lens. And the personal was central--this book was not about how Darwin, giant of science, operated in the scientific and intellectual worlds of his time, building networks, negotiating the academic and other communities that he did in order to become the Charles Darwin that is Charles Darwin of today (though she does build a very satisfying picture of the context for how his career unfolded). This book shows Darwin in his everyday interactions with and feelings for his wife and children. And that is what I did came away from this book loving. Okay, I changed my mind--4 stars.
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Jan 07, 2012 Rebekah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The best nonfiction tells a story, and this gem conveys an eloquently written tale of love and compromise. Charles Darwin is best known for his controversial theory of evolution, and many books discuss the politics surrounding his science. Heiligman provides the reader with something unique, a narrative centered on Darwin's private life. Of course, Darwin was deeply immersed in science, and there is no way of divorcing the man from his studies, but this biography puts his work within the context...more

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May 10, 2013 Jessica Mcclelland rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Name: Jessica McClelland

APA citation: Heiligman, D. (2009). Charles and Emma: The Darwin’s leap of faith. Henry Holt & Co.: NY.

Genre: Biography

Award (if applicable): YALSA Non Fiction Award

Format: Book

Selection process: The book won the YALSA Non Fiction Award

Review: Everyone has heard of the Theory of Evolution and its story, but not everyone knows of the man behind it and his life's story. The book begins with Darwin, after just coming back from his famous trip, creating a pros and c...more

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Apr 29, 2013 Karen Henspeter rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

o Your full name: Karen Henspeter

o APA citation: Heiligman, D. 2009. Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.

o Genre: Biography

o Award: 2010 YALSA Nonfiction Award (http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawa...)

o Format: Print

o Selection process: Jones, T., Toth, L., Charnizon, M., Grabarek, D., Philpot, C., Fleishhacker, J., & Carstensen, A. (2011). Best books 2011. School Library Journal, 57(12), 26-39.

o Review:
Using quotes, journal entries, and exte...more

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Apr 22, 2013 Josephine rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Name: Josephine Wold

APA Citation: Heiligman, D. (2009). Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ leap of faith. New York: Henry Holt and Company.

Genre: informational

Award: 2009 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Finalist
2010 Michael L. Printz Honor Book
L.A. Time Book Prize Finalist
Winner of the 2010 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award

Format: Print

Selection process:
1) Starred review by Booklist. Reviews by School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews
2) 2009 National Book Award for Young Peopl...more

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Mar 11, 2013 Lauren Stoolfire rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: biography-and-memoir, non-fiction, young-adult

This biography of Charles Darwin takes a different track by examining him from a personal angle. Darwin is shown to be a loving husband and father that is also a lifelong scientist. The focus is not on his work so much as his family relationships. The primary relationship is as a husband and the leap of faith it took for their marriage to work all those years. Emma, his wife, found religion to play a major part in her life while her husband questioned and challenged her beliefs. Both worked tog...more This biography of Charles Darwin takes a different track by examining him from a personal angle. Darwin is shown to be a loving husband and father that is also a lifelong scientist. The focus is not on his work so much as his family relationships. The primary relationship is as a husband and the leap of faith it took for their marriage to work all those years. Emma, his wife, found religion to play a major part in her life while her husband questioned and challenged her beliefs. Both worked together during his research process. Charles never meant to take God out of things; he was just using what he could observe and logically find through science to get a deeper understanding of creation and origins. His wife helped him fully explain his reasoning and make it readable. Of course, it also relates the controversial aspects of his work but it also discusses his supporters. This biography of Charles Darwin is as much about him as it is his wife. Themes explored by the author are life and death, religion and science, love, and morality. At first it is a little difficult to get in the writing style, but as one falls into the pattern it becomes clearer.
I felt this was appealing for the treatment of the subject by focusing on Darwin as a person first, scientist second. In regards to quality and accuracy this biography points out misconceptions held about the man and his work. It is able to open discussion between the variety in belief and values. I feel that a weakness is initial readability and the textbook style. It may take pushing to get teens interested in this read unless they’re already interested in the topic.
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This cover art would appeal to teens because it is fairly straightforward about the plot as it has two images. These images are set apart by traditionally clashing values – science and religion. I also feel it would not appeal for the same reason. It first made me think of this clash and what could potentially be a painful love story (even though I knew next to nothing about Darwin on a personal level going in to the biography).
2010 Michael L. Printz Award, Biography
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Dec 27, 2012 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I heard Deborah Heiligman read at a local book event a couple of months ago, and although she didn't choose an excerpt from this book, she mentioned it and I was immediately interested. As I was reading, I was reminded why I was obsessed with biographies in 5th grade: some people are truly interesting. Who knew that Charles Darwin somehow managed to be amazingly intellectually productive while also mysteriously sickly most of his adult life. Who knew he had 10 children! 10! (Only seven of them l...more

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Dec 20, 2012 Amy added it · review of another edition

This book tells the difficult and challenging relationship between Charles and Emma Darwin. It demonstrates the power of love to overcome differences in opinion, particularly those of religion and science. It follows their friendship, courtship, marriage, and life together. It follows similar to a story in a novel, but it is considered to be a non-fiction book.

I particularly enjoyed this book. I loved the relationship between Charles and Emma, and this book finally satisfied me with a strong fe...more

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Dec 09, 2012 Chris rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: award-winning, biography, family, ya

This gem of a book details the great love between Charles Darwin and his wife, Emma. The book begins with a list that Charles made outlining the pros and cons of marrying. His attention to detail and his good humor infuse this book with life. Charles and Emma held differing beliefs in religion. Charles, of course, believed in natural selection and did not believe in God per se, while Emma was a devout believer. But throughout their married life, they endeavored to be honest and fair with each ot...more

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Dec 06, 2012 Cambrai rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
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This non-fiction book reads like a biography, focusing on the Charles Darwin family’s decisions regarding when and how Charles came to grips with and published his theory of evolution. Heiligman tells the little-known story of the love between Charles and Emma and their children, countering the contemporary views of Victorian families and illuminating little-known...more

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Dec 05, 2012 Ed added it · review of another edition

Heiligman, Deborah. (2009). Charles and Emma: Darwin’s Leap of Faith. New York: Henry Holt. 268 pp. ISBN 978-0-8050-8721-5 (Hardback); $18.95

So much is written about Darwin’s theory of evolution that we sometimes think we know him, including whether or not he is bound for hell (if there is one). Of all the words circulating about Darwin, very few of them are directed toward his wife, Emma who more than anyone else, worries about Darwin’s soul because she loves him more than anyone else. This ama...more

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Nov 28, 2012 Erin rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I enjoyed this book immensely, what I particularly liked about it was that it read so much like a novel. It was filled with so much personal detail of the Darwin’s and their family and friends, most based on the many letters between Charles and Emma, their personal diaries/notebooks, and their letters to and from others close to them. Not only does it serve as a biography of Charles Darwin and his studies and works, but also as the story of his life as a loving husband and father. I had not know...more

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Sep 20, 2012 Megan Horrocks rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I liked this book a lot better than I expected. I've always been semi-interested in Darwin's theories so I was excited to read this book and find out more about the man behind the science, but it wasn't at all what I expected. I loved that it focused a lot more on his marriage than it did on him. We don't hear a lot about his early life, instead the story picks up with him as bachelor deciding whether or not he should marry. The drama of the book is centered on Darwin's lack of faith in organize...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Sue Anderson rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Charles and Emma is a comprehensive, well-researched account of the personal side of Charles Darwin’s lifelong work devising and defending the theory of evolution. Heiligman relies on the personal journals and correspondence of Darwin and his family members to weave the story of his well thought-out decision to wed his cousin, Emma, and the love and intimacy they shared throughout their lives. Very well matched in all other regards, the Darwins experienced a rift throughout their courtship and m...more Charles and Emma is a comprehensive, well-researched account of the personal side of Charles Darwin’s lifelong work devising and defending the theory of evolution. Heiligman relies on the personal journals and correspondence of Darwin and his family members to weave the story of his well thought-out decision to wed his cousin, Emma, and the love and intimacy they shared throughout their lives. Very well matched in all other regards, the Darwins experienced a rift throughout their courtship and marriage: Emma strongly believed in God and the afterlife, a belief that was in direct contradiction with Charles’ emerging theories about the origins of species. Their love story is at the heart of the book. Throughout the trials of Charles’ lifelong health problems, the birth of their ten children and the death of three of them, Charles and Emma were unwavering in their appreciation for and support of each other despite their divided beliefs. Emma’s fear that she wouldn’t see Charles in the afterlife haunted her for their entire marriage as he tentatively waded further and further into the agnostic beliefs that were consistent with the science he uncovered.

The book is presented chronologically in chapters, beginning with Charles’ return from a five-year voyage abroad in which he collected thousands of specimens that launched his revolutionary (for the time) theories. As much as the book is about Charles’ deliberate decision to find a wife and his life with Emma, it documents well the societal pressures Charles felt. His theories were radical and he was ever-aware of his responsibility to not shake England’s foundations by publishing them too soon or without enough research. The reader learns about how Victorian English society was structured and how much Charles relied on the advice of others before acting. Eventually, his reluctance to publish his theory is defeated when other scientists start to catch up and publish similar theories; Charles doesn’t want his life’s work to be outdone so he finally takes a public stand. Emma supports him and even edits his books.

Charles and Emma also presents an interesting look at the medical science of the time. Well before antibiotics were invented, but straddling the invention of the pain-relief of chloroform, readers will be fascinated by how much illness and death were a steady part of their lives. It is from this angle that Charles and Emma could be used in a middle or high school social science curriculum. The level of research detail that went into Charles’ theories would also be useful in a classroom studying evolution of the species. Public libraries should also select Charles and Emma for its intimate look at one of the more influential scientists of our time.
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Apr 20, 2012 Joy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved this book... I learned a lot along the way. At the end of the acknowlegements at the end of the book the author paid tribute to the Darwins... 'thank you Charles and Emma. You two are just the besst. I am going to miss you." I am going to miss them too! The book was written for young readers.... I'm not so very young but still loved it.
Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species, his revolutionary tract on evolution and the fundamental ideas involved, in 1859. Nearly 150 years later,...more

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Apr 11, 2012 Aviann rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Charles and Emma recounts the progression of Charles Darwin's theories and publication on the Origin of Species. However, Heiligman chooses to tell the history from the romantic and religious perspective of Charles's relationship with his wife, Emma. Heiligman does a nice job of setting up the religious struggle each spouse endured through Charles's studies, but their regardless steadfastness to the other. The book begins when Charles has returned from the Galapagos Islands and is l...more

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Mar 25, 2012 Erica Almerico rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When I think about Charles Darwin, all I ever think about is science. This book changed my perception of this man. The novel tells the story of Charles Darwin’s personal life and he and his family’s struggle with science and religion. (view spoiler)...more

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Feb 17, 2012 Emily rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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"Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" is the story of the relationship between Charles Darwin and his family, particularly his religiously devout wife Emma. The book's stated purpose is to illustrate the balance the couple achieved between the religious and the scientific. I personally found the intentions of the book to be greater than its ability to deliver. The writing throughout suffers from a misunderstanding of its audience. Though it is aimed at the YA crowd, I think the...more

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Nov 04, 2011 Amanda Cone rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I read Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith. I liked this book but it wasn't one that captured my complete attention from the beginning. The author tends to ramble a bit as she discusses the marriage of Charles and Emma Darwin. Some of the rambling is necessary to help teens understand the differences between then and now. As I continued to read this book, Emma's struggle with Charles' skepticism of religion drew me into the book. I particularly liked the many quotes inserted from the ac...more

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Sep 14, 2011 Steven Dzwonczyk rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book went a long way toward making a man out of a legend. Along the way, it re-enforced the importance of a strong spousal relationship in being able to achieve something great in life.

Charles and Emma were good for each other. Emma kept Charles on the top of his game, questioning him at every step through developing his great ideas of natural selection and the origin of species. She was a woman of faith and was worried that his ideas would condemn him to eternal damnation, but also knew th...more

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Jul 18, 2011 Katie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Through Charles’s journals and letters, this book gives us an inside look into the Darwin household and the development of Charles’s theory of natural selection as well as the impact his research had on his faith in God. One of my favorite aspects of this book was having the man behind the theory revealed--who knew that Charles Darwin was so very likeable and romantic! Meanwhile, we also meet Emma, his wife and the editor of his work, who is no less intellectually curious or brilliant than Charl...more

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Jun 14, 2011 Rachel rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I don't think I've ever gone into a book and then come out with such different feelings than I started with. This book was both insightful and heart wrenching. As an LDS Christian, Charles Darwin has always been an enigma to me. In all fairness (or I should say unfairness)I will admit that I have never really studied much about his life, but you can't get through school without his influence making it's marks. A quote from his later life (not in the book) that I found in college has haunted me f...more I don't think I've ever gone into a book and then come out with such different feelings than I started with. This book was both insightful and heart wrenching. As an LDS Christian, Charles Darwin has always been an enigma to me. In all fairness (or I should say unfairness)I will admit that I have never really studied much about his life, but you can't get through school without his influence making it's marks. A quote from his later life (not in the book) that I found in college has haunted me for years and as I passed this book in the JV section of my library, it piqued my curiosity.

I expected all of this controversy, and being deeply religious, was braced to go in with my battle gloves on. I expected to find an intelligent, miserably deluded man with some quack ideas and an unfufilled life, but instead I found a brilliant, kind, loving, devoted husband, father, brother, son, friend with an emotionally complicated, but very rich and rewarding life, who had many unanswered questions; good questions, deep questions. Questions which conflicted him because he was confused into thinking that science and religion were opposing forces and no wonder, with his views of Christianity. I just kept thinking how grateful I am that in my life,the gospel and science can be so complimentary and that all truth works together. Charles Darwin died an agnostic, but through this authors simplistic approach, I came to like him and his entire family very much. He made discoveries of, what I believe to be, profound truth; some of his ideas led to conclusions that, I believe, pulled him into murky whirlpools that distracted him from truth about our divine nature and that caused much inner turmoil and conflict in him, but because of this book, I can appreciate his experiences and I now admire and respect the man and ever loyal, fiercely supportive wife. She was a true rock.

I don't know that I agree with the JV genre this was placed under--though definitely written on a simplistic level, I felt the themes were much too deep for an elementary school child to fully appreciate.(less)

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Jun 09, 2011 hi rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book follows Charles from before his marriage and before much of his work on his idea of the 'Origin of Species.' It uses a lot of journal entries and letters that makes it seem very authentic. The author explores Darwin's inner debates about marriage and God and whether he should continue and publish his work.
I really enjoyed this book. I didn't know anything about Charles Darwin before reading this. The impression that I had gotten was just that of a scientist out to prove that man came...more

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Jun 04, 2011 Catherine rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was a delightful little book, and I really enjoyed it. The story wasn't as much a recounting of the controversial scientific professional life of Charles Darwin as it is a reconstruction of the Darwin's marriage and relationship. Whatever you think of Charles' discoveries and theories, you have to appreciate that he was a good man, husband, and father. It was interesting to read about the way that the Darwins turned their disagreements (science vs. religion, knowledge based on empirical dat...more

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May 16, 2011 Garrett Nagaishi rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is about Charles Darwin and his relationship with this wife, Emma. The book begins with Charles contemplating the pro's and con's of marriage, making a list on a piece of paper. He decides that while there are several good reasons to stay a bachelor his whole life, married life is preferable. While considering relatives and friends he knows, he finds Emma, a cousin with quite a different personality than his own. The book continues to illustrate the events leading to their marriage, th...more

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Apr 05, 2011 Brenden rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I love Chuck and appreciate his contribution to the world and its bumpy religion dominated history. Unfortunately, I did not like this book about him. I felt that the author was so hell-bent on telling her story in such a new light that she lost sight of the bigger picture: writing a good book. I will give her credit for presenting the material in a new fashion, but all she really did was take a normal biography of his and remove anything relatively controversial concerning his theories and its...more

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Apr 04, 2011 Sara Turner rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the nonfictional story of Charles Darwin and his wife Emma. The story is told using their journals and letters to each other creating an intimate story between the two. It does not completely focus on Charles' research, but it is a large part of the story. The core of the story is about Charles and Emma and the family and life that they create together.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It educated on me on the reality of what Charles Darwin's research and findings were really about an...more

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Apr 03, 2011 Maddy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Almost from the beginning, I loved this book and the way it was written. Before starting out, I was a little nervous at the thought of “non-fiction” and worried it would read like a textbook. I thought this book was masterfully written in that the non-fiction subject matter was so easily understandable and interesting. With the abundance of letters, journal entries, and other forms of primary evidence included, the book felt like a really detailed story, I never got lost in detail or dull scient...more

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Mar 30, 2011 Angie Bentley rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If I could, I would give it three and a half stars. The book deals with Charles and Emma's relationship and their personal struggles with finding God amid the scientific theories that Charles was developing. Emma was deeply religious and anguished at times over Charles' loss of faith. Charles himself anguished over his loss of faith and was never sure where God fit into the picture, but could not completely discount him. An interesting book, which makes use of both of their personal writings. I...more

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