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A review by matthewabush
An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist by Richard Dawkins
2.0
I am not sure exactly why I chose to read this book. I an a professing Christian and sometimes enjoy reading others' viewpoints; believing that one can learn by seeing from the other side of the coin.
This book really didn't provide any of those discussions that I was looking for. This book, to me, was the fairly boring memoir of a relatively unremarkable man. I found myself bogged down when he shared the songs or rhymes that he enjoyed as a child and found myself wanting to learn more about growing up in colonial Africa. I found there to be little of interest in his description of life at Oxford, which I would believe to be an incredible experience. Finally, I was turned off in the last chapter of the book by Dawkins' arrogance.
It is quite possible that I would have appreciated this book more if I had already read The Selfish Gene (which I have yet to do). It will be interesting to see if I give the forthcoming second volume of this memoir a chance.
This book really didn't provide any of those discussions that I was looking for. This book, to me, was the fairly boring memoir of a relatively unremarkable man. I found myself bogged down when he shared the songs or rhymes that he enjoyed as a child and found myself wanting to learn more about growing up in colonial Africa. I found there to be little of interest in his description of life at Oxford, which I would believe to be an incredible experience. Finally, I was turned off in the last chapter of the book by Dawkins' arrogance.
It is quite possible that I would have appreciated this book more if I had already read The Selfish Gene (which I have yet to do). It will be interesting to see if I give the forthcoming second volume of this memoir a chance.