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The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
by Jonathan Weiner
Readability: 3/5
Plot: 2/5
Recommend: No
The Beak of a Finch details the live of two biologists studying Darwin’s finches at the Galapagos Islands. It starts on a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution. Two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent twenty years proving that Darwin did not know the strength of his own theory. For among the finches of Daphne Major, natural selection is neither rare nor slow: it is taking place by the hour, and we can watch.
This book is very informative, but occasionally can be very slow. Great to learn more about life, biology, and evolution. Overall, an okay book, it's more informative than entertaining.
Plot: 2/5
Recommend: No
The Beak of a Finch details the live of two biologists studying Darwin’s finches at the Galapagos Islands. It starts on a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution. Two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent twenty years proving that Darwin did not know the strength of his own theory. For among the finches of Daphne Major, natural selection is neither rare nor slow: it is taking place by the hour, and we can watch.
This book is very informative, but occasionally can be very slow. Great to learn more about life, biology, and evolution. Overall, an okay book, it's more informative than entertaining.