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Um Mundo Imenso. Os sentidos dos animais revelam os reinos ocultos que nos rodeiam by Ed Yong
linds_farr's review against another edition
5.0
Fascinating and deeply thought provoking to imagine the different ways of experiencing a shared world! I am officially an Ed Yong stan too, he's so silly and funny!
mcastello13's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This is an absolutely beautiful book, full of such deep love for the world and empathy for all the incredible animals with whom we share this planet. I think this is one of those rare books that will genuinely change my life and how I go about my existence as a human being forever; I actually feel it already has, and I am deeply thankful for that. I think my favorite part was learning more about birdsong and how incredibly intricate and almost incomprehensibly complex it is. This truly is an immense world of which we’re so lucky to be a part.
As a side note, I’m always wary of authors reading their own books but Ed Yong was a wonderful narrator of this, and it was a joy to listen to him read it.
As a side note, I’m always wary of authors reading their own books but Ed Yong was a wonderful narrator of this, and it was a joy to listen to him read it.
jwolflink3's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
haleyfolkesmcclintic's review against another edition
5.0
A beautiful cure for creeping nihilism by serving as a reminder that so much purpose exists in the world, even when we can't see it.
bookook's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
Wonderful and tender. The book explores how animals experience their environment (their Umwelten) through a tour of several senses. It starts from senses we have as humans and can imagine (e.g., taste and vision), introduces senses humans generally don't have (e.g., echolocation, sensing electric or magnetic fields), and then ends by talking about how the senses combine in the real world. It's clear the author is genuinely in sensory biology and very fluent in science and scientist.
The last couple chapters are a little weaker than the rest, but I still loved this and enjoyed it.
The last couple chapters are a little weaker than the rest, but I still loved this and enjoyed it.
bourquesbookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
3.5