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Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics by Adam Rutherford
2 reviews
ojaypm's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Compelling, insightful and eye opening. Not scared to get technical or describe the science, but eminently readable and accessible to a lay reader like me.
Facts are stated clearly, the author recognises his own biases and is able to introduce humour, appropriately.
Facts are stated clearly, the author recognises his own biases and is able to introduce humour, appropriately.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, and Racism
blymanor's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
Not too dense, but always introducing new ideas to consider and challenge. Love the acknowledgment of the author's own biases.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Book contains excerpts from texts about eugenics that are extremely racist, in order to highlight the racism cemented in the concept of eugenics.