Childhood, Boyhood, Truth: From An African Youth To The Selfish Gene (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Considering people aren't of my greatest interests, but ideas; this is the first autobiography book I have ever read. But also considering this man left a great amount of influence on my character, on me discovering where I came from and what's my life purpose from a scientific point of view, it would be such a shame not to know 'his own evolution'.Although he spent almost half of the book talking about other people and family members rather than talking about himself, I have never seen 'THE' most arrogant and most aggressive atheist scientist I know, getting this emotional and humble. I liked the poetry parts, when he talked about females, when he shortly described his first sexual experience, but mostly I liked the last chapter about the butterfly -or rather the sneeze- effect. Light book with funny stories of a figure whos fingerprint can not be bounded nor described between two covers of a book. All hail the great Richard Dawkins :)(The audiobook -read by his impressive voice and English- is recommended) Somehow Dawkins always seems to write a good book. This book is no expectation. I wasn't really thrilled with the content early on. But Dawkins writing ability is greater than his topic. Again he shows this to be the case. Unfortunately the sequel to this book isn't do out until 2015, and I am almost out of Dawkin's books to read. The only one left that I haven't read is The Magic of Reality. Does anyone know how to write in italics. Needed here for the title of the book. Once again if you like Richard Dawkin's works I think you will like this one too.
What do You think about Childhood, Boyhood, Truth: From An African Youth To The Selfish Gene (2013)?
It's good to be born a Brit, even in the 1940s.I have to finish the "Selfish Gene".
—hmcs
wanted to like it more...but hard to connect to people I didn't know or meet.
—miya
Find Dawkins writings on science much more engaging than his biography
—aliciaaahogan
I read this on audio cd. Read by the author. Very fun.
—Robert
