Charles and Emma

When I first heard that I had to read this book, my initial thought that it was all going to be about evolution. I was completely not excited about reading it. But then I heard that it was how him and his wife fell in love, and that his wife was a devout Christian, I became intrigued. My group even picked this book to read for our Book Trailer. It was a little difficult to read at times because of the Victorian language, but it was definitely an interesting book. I like that the book was a true story. I enjoy reading historical style of books. The language was difficult at times, but I am glad the author put the actual quotes from the letters. That made the book even more special.

As for the age level, my entire group agreed that this book maybe should not be considered adult literature. I really think that this book would be great to use to help teachers teach with and for students to appreciate Charles Darwin. Although I do not believe in his theory, he did make other studies towards things that help us today.