Woolly : The True Story of the Quest to Revive History's Most Iconic Extinct Creature (Paperback)

from Arkrayder

This book was confusing to me in that it seemed to sensationalize the topic of de-extinction of the woolly mammoth to a point where it was difficult to believe if the story was real or fiction. I think it would have been better served if the story was presented in a more serious way. Why write th...

from jekka

The book was interesting, but I really wanted it to be fleshed out more. Major scientific discoveries were given so few pages before moving on to the next thing.

from stevrbee

I was very interested in the material covered, but found that the author's approach of introducing the story into true-life or thriller type segments made it less interesting to me. I also wished there were more explanation of the science involved. Overall too "lightweight" for me.

from bookbrig

Fairly interesting, but it felt almost too breezy and speculative for me to take it very seriously. That said, it piqued my interest enough that I'm definitely curious to read more on de-extinction efforts, and I'd probably recommend this to someone who likes Michael Crichton.

from bowedbookshelf

Mezrich picks interesting topics, I will concede that. Readers may already have heard some years ago that a Harvard lab was working on de-extinction of the Woolly Mammoth. Mezrich brings us up to date on this project; indeed, the first and last chapters in this "nonfiction" are set in the future....