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Joey
I didn't give this book any stars. First, Darwin was a scientist, not a novelist. His writing is terrible. Second, this is a science book expounding on the theory of evolution. How do you rate discovery? You can't. A slog to be sure, but one I'm glad I made. Knowing just a little bit more about evolution makes it that much easier to reason that Darwin was right. ...more
Shawn
Nov 08, 2010 rated it really liked it
No matter what you think of the Alfred Russel Wallace debacle, this is a great book and filled with an abundance of information for those interested in the theory of evolution. I’d recommend a later edition as they includes more chapters and rebuttals to some of the objections raised.
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