I give the book high marks for chapters that deal with the bacteria in our guts that is well researched but many of the other chapters are entirely speculative. They are perhaps intriguing but not particularly scientific. There is also a tendency to repetition and redundancy within chapters rather than well supported research. Dunn introduces us to the possibility that we have not done a very good job as a species in understanding our relationship to the small creatures that live on and in us and we would do well to focus some scientific energy and money in this direction. I was interested to read the book because of the title but I food it a little boring. Too many stories similar to a documentary and too little science in explaining things. From the title I was expecting deeper insight and much more scientific explanations. I liked several parts in the book and I agreed with the author when he says that modern humans started killing nature which was long ago a source of survival. I also liked the point he made about medicine that it help diseases but it is never questioned and researched about the bad things and the negative effects it has on our cells and digestive system.
Amazing the facts that I gleamed from this book. Compulsive, now I want to read more of his work!.
—love
Interesting. Thought-provoking. Writing gets a bit self-consciously "hip" toward the end.
—jmiotto
I had hoped he'd write more about the value of parasites in the human body.
—an05ha
Crazy interesting!
—Alex
love it!
—hammer
