Comments on: Evolution’s Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People

By: skeptifem

skeptifem — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:32:07 +0000

blake stacey- that is kind of a meaningless criticism.

By: Tom Coward

Tom Coward — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:25:38 +0000

I got this book when it was first published. It is very well written and quite thought-provoking. It is well worth reading.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:33:38 +0000

I should make clear that the Pub Weekly review is just for informational purposes.

By: carr2d2

carr2d2 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:12:13 +0000

this book is currently on my shelf collecting dust. you’ve reminded me that i must brush it off and read it one of these days.

By: Stephanie Z

Stephanie Z — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:07:00 +0000

Bob, you won’t see editorial reviews on Amazon that aren’t good. I believe those are all supplied by the publishing house with the rest of the information on the book, and the publisher won’t pass along any poor reviews.

Publishers Weekly is well respected in the business. A starred Publishers Weekly review (their top picks) is generally money in the author’s pocket, since libraries pay a great deal of attention to these reviews.

By: Blake Stacey

Blake Stacey — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:33:15 +0000

I knew this sounded familiar.

By: NewEnglandBob

NewEnglandBob — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:05:01 +0000

Obviously those 450 species need proper moral training to ‘straighten’ them out.

Question that is a bit off topic:

Every Publishers Weekly overview I have ever read (usually on Amazon.com) is positive.

Are they nearly always positive or do I just not see negative ones? is Publishers Weekly purpose to promote publishing?