Eurocentric

I should have realized by the title, but the seven daughters are European ancestors only. He gives lip service to other matrilineal lines but for the most part, very Eurocentric, which was disappointing to me.

14 personnes ont trouvé cela utile

Well written and well read

I listen to and read a lot of books aimed at lay people about genetics and human evolution, and frequently I feel like many authors are rehashing previously written material and aren't adding much that is new. So I cautiously started listening to this audio book hoping that it would be better than some of my other recent listens. I was pleasantly surprised both at the writing style, which was engaging and at the narration which was also well done. The book covers the discover and use of mitochondrial DNA to trace our maternal ancestry in a way that illuminates various aspects of human history. One thing I particularly enjoyed about this book was the author's writing style and use of story, he interweaves his personal story and personal stories of our 7 ancestral mothers to tell a more relate-able and emotional story than would have been told alone had he just stuck to the science - he added the human component to the story.

9 personnes ont trouvé cela utile

Fun read

I read this for research at school, but I liked it so much that I bought a copy for my own library. The narration was good, and the fictional stories of the seven daughters made the scientific information fun. loved it.

8 personnes ont trouvé cela utile

Excellent explanation of how the maternal DNA work

Loved it from start to finish
Have heard stories before on the maternal DNA but now I understand a lot better

5 personnes ont trouvé cela utile

Clear easy reading of complex subject

Bryan Sykes makes human evolution and the revelations of DNA easy to understand, and then imagines the lives of prehistoric humans, based on actual scientific discovery, with realistic detail. Just plain wonderful.

3 personnes ont trouvé cela utile

Brilliant!

Most interesting book I've ever listened to. I've been looking for this book for many years and i'm very glad I found this book from audible.

2 personnes ont trouvé cela utile

Captivating, Fascinating

Entirely fascinating work and an engrossing story. where did the time go?? On to buy more books by this uniquely gifted researcher and writer.

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Narration does not do the subject justice.

I'd read this book in my early twenties and was enthralled. So I was thrilled to find it in audible, which made my disappointment so much worse. The narrator has a beautiful voice but always reads in the same sing-song, as though he isn't alwats conscious of what he's reading. Perhaps he was bored, but this us like a classroom reading and lost my attention frequently. So disappointing!

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The Seven daughters of Eve

Excellent book, loved it! Super narration! I have read it multiple times now, I highly recommend this!

Complex

This is a text that would best serve the audience by reading, not listening. The text itself is complex and full of scientific jargon that is almost too difficult to follow as a listener.