Darwin's Radio (Abridged) Audiobook

" Interesting story from a scientific/evolutionary perspective. Not particularly gripping as a narrative, and the characters are difficult to connect with, so don't read this expecting a moving story but do read it if you're interested in genetics and evolution. "

" An excellent contemporary novel with a hard sci-fi basis in biology, genetics, and evolution. A little slow getting started, spending a bit more time than would've been my preference establishing Kaye's character, before the plot gets moving. Mr. Bear is rather pessimistic about human nature, but perhaps that makes him a realist. "

" Ok, I get it, but I don't believe it. Sorry, it's not one of my favorite Greg Bear books. "

" Excellent book. I read it twice. I'll probably read it again. "

" Intriguing concept, but I didn't expect the big event to be delayed so far to the end. Dragged somewhat with the less-important characters. Did get me thinking (though I still don't believe in punctuated equilibrium). "

" An adequate thriller. Not really a page turner. I like books that present science in a good light as a way to discover certain truths about ourselves. This book has so0me of that but the writing was a little dry with almost all dialogue. "

" This was a fascinatingly intricate action-adventure style sci fi which I found engrossing when I read it quite a few years ago. "

" I enjoyed the characters, but found the biochemistry bogged it down a bit. Learned a lot, but it made my brain hurt...have to be in the right mood for this book. "

" I enjoyed this quite a lot. It hasn't persuaded me to read the others in the series, but I may get around to that one day. Certainly well written. "

" Meh. I don't know why I continue reading Greg Bear. I love hard sci-fi, but I'm tired of the horrible nightmare inducing plot-lines. Cycloptic fetuses covered in herpes sores? Really? "

" Good writing, but the plot is a little too far fetched for me, personally. "

" Fascinating book. Well written. "

" Excellent book. I'm used to Bears hard sci-fi, therefore found this initially hard to get into. However, after persevering I thoroughly enjoyed the deep dive into viruses, phages and evolutionary alternatives. "

" This was the first audio book that Dan and I listened to together on a road trip, and it was a great read for me afterwards. It was a departure for our book club since we don't read a lot of science fiction, but it was a riveting topic and we had a great discussion about it. "

" Well, I did like the story concept but for me the "big reveal" just did not satisfy me. Also, it seemed to drag on the last fourth of the book. Having said that, I have no plans to read he second one. "

" Terrible! F - -. It's not even the writing that's bad it... bleh. Just trust me, don't read it. I don't even want to talk about it anymore. "

" great premise; entertaining read "

" An interesting premise, a mystery, a complex and intricate story...and by the end i just didn't care. Couldn't bring myself to finish it. "

" Ingenious & imaginative how a jump in evolution comes from within our own DNA as if in it something just turned on. "

" The further evolution of the human race via prehistoric endogenous retroviruses that lie dormant in our DNA is a great concept. Too bad it was ruined by Bear's writing style. "

" Awsome book, really enjoyed it "

" You really need to love microbiology and genetics to enjoy this book. However it does give you food for thought about human evolution. "

" First read this, and it's followup Darwin's Children ages ago. It's a 'what if' look at human evolution. "

" Interesting idea about a built-in virus which kicks in when the time is right to create a new species of human. Too much technical jargon. The story was weak with no character development and a anticlimactic ending. "

" A good read, heavy on the science aspect yet not over the top with needless detail. The characters are fleshed out fairly well aside from one of the main characters, who in my preference needed some better definition....I'm looking at you Mitch! "

" Fascinating take on the potential mechanisms of the evolutionary process and society's reaction to large scale changes which may or may not be contagious. "

" I'm trying to get back into "hard" science fiction. "

" The science is very solid and intrguing, as science should be. This work plays with an alternative theory of evolution and integrated it well with current world situation. "

" I liked this book. Greg Bear is a good writer. He really did a lot of research on genetics. Or at least enough to be able to speak on it with some authority.dave "

" Wonderful extrapolation of the present day to see how people would react if our species were evolving. I can't wait to read the next one! "

" Loved it! Loved the biology! One of my favorite books of all time!! "

" Typical, but original, SF fare. It makes wonder if society has already made the jump but is being limited through other means. Just my speculation...As far as the book goes, common genre pacing, fast with little attention to character development. Of course, this is why genre sells right? "