Menachem's Seed

by Carl Djerassi

Book Overview

In Menachem's Seed , Carl Djerassi , world-renowned scientist and inventor of the birth-control pill, brings us a new novel that explores the human--and passionate--side of science. Melanie Laidlaw... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140277943
• ISBN13: 9780140277944
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A fine read

Djerassi opens a world unseen by most, the world of the scientific elite. This is the first Djerassi book I've read, but it most certainly will not be the last.This book has a strong female lead with impressive professional drive and a male lead just as passionate about his own beliefs. I found the scientific and cultural digressions much more enjoyable than the political asides. Not that the political asides were all bad, but many of them did supply the book with most of its unappealing aspects and I found the reading became a bit laborious during those segments.MS is full of moral dilemmas and ethical quandries, and Djerassi displays an impressive ear for dialogue as his characters voice those issues to each other. This book is sort of like an army stew which has many varied ingredients but one undeniable discernible feature. The focus of MS is the world of the elite scientists, engineers, and doctors of the world, but there is enough romance, intrigue, and suspense thrown in to keep you happily chewing along.All of Djerassi's novels feature compelling plots and I'm eager to read them all.