Life's Edge by Carl Zimmer review

This book had so much promise, but I had to abandon it in the sample. The intro about radiobes presented something I had never heard of, and that was good, but the writing was boxy, and the point about mistakes along the way of our learning about life was weak. Either start of with a BANG about something tangential, or bring us into the topic in a logical fashion, such as chronologically. I was then expecting some enlightenment or deep philosophy as to what life is, but based on section and chapter headings and other reviews, no such luck. I have a degree in biology (from long ago but I've tried to keep up), so perhaps this book is mostly review for me. And for others it's too advanced. Oh well, life is too short. NEXT!