Siddhartha Mukherjee hits it out of the park with this third in his loose trilogy of inter-related books, starting with [b:The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer|7170627|The Emperor of All Maladies A Biography of Cancer|Siddhartha Mukherjee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1280771091l/7170627._SY75_.jpg|7580942] and followed by [b:The Gene: An Intimate History|27276428|The Gene An Intimate History|Siddhartha Mukherjee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1452452965l/27276428._SY75_.jpg|46190748]. The Song of the Cell has the same strengths as the other two: it's clear and accessible and has great flow between the historical, the contemporary, the personal, and visions for the future of science and medicine. I found it a bit more succinct and exciting than The Gene. When I closed the book I felt like I had developed a better understanding of cell biology, more excitement for new frontiers of cellular medicine, and more wonder at how these building blocks of life function in interconnected and powerful ways.