Your Inner Fish Conclusion

In fact, all tetrapods have the same body layout, or plan. Which is yet again striking evidence for common descent. Even fish have remnants of limbs from their ancestors. Furthermore, animals share similarities in embryonic development. This abundant evidence supports another main theme in the book, that similarities between animals can be explained with common descent. Shubin makes this work of scientific literature more readable for the average person by using reasonable prose and frequent humor. Because of this, I believe this was an extremely effective book. One of the most difficult challenges a scientific author can face is having their book not be read because it is too dense and dull. Shubin wrote a novel about the evolution of the human body and made it enjoyable for the average person, a remarkable feat.