Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 ChaptersModern · Science, Nonfiction, Biology
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
1999 · 344 pages · Nonfiction
36
Modern
★ 4.06 on Goodreads · 29K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2000). 4.06★ from 29K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
36Must-Read Score
- Readers57 out of 100 · counts 40%+25
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller11 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #76 of the 87 science and ideas books we rank
- #437 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #956 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2000)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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