This book explored the life and travels of Charles Darwin very well. One thing that I did not like about the biography is that it did not go over his life or death in very much detail. His birth was completely skipped and his death was almost ignored in the book. It seemed like the author was in a rush at the start of the book, took his time for the body and was rushing to finish it at the end. It did not cover the subject matter as well as I would have liked it to. Other than that there was a lot of detail in his health, emotions and thoughts throughout his life. This book was okay, but it could have been much better.