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jourdanicus's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
It took me soooo long to finish this! There is just so much information to digest. I feel like I could read/listen to it again (multiple times even) as I'm sure I missed some details.
The scope of this book was broad but not overdone, and the smaller details remained cohesive with the subtopic of their chapter. I found this quite accessible, but I am a bit of a science/animal behavior nerd, so I'm not sure how much so it would be to just anyone who might pick it up. However, I think it's worth a read/listen for just about anyone. We all exist in the natural world and could do more to appreciate and understand it!
The scope of this book was broad but not overdone, and the smaller details remained cohesive with the subtopic of their chapter. I found this quite accessible, but I am a bit of a science/animal behavior nerd, so I'm not sure how much so it would be to just anyone who might pick it up. However, I think it's worth a read/listen for just about anyone. We all exist in the natural world and could do more to appreciate and understand it!
riverofhorton's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
bluepazookie's review against another edition
Too dense for right now - nice narrator/author though. Stuck around for the dog section on smell. 🐶
nebbit's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
quaintmetropolis's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Pure delight. I listened to this at just the right time after feeling burnt out after two very long fiction books. It was refreshing to return to my favorite genre to listen to: non-fiction nature writing.
I love great nature writing because it can remind me of how expansive the world is beyond our small realm. As the only animals that are able to have an idea of how other animals perceive the world, Yong urges us to go outside our own sensory bubble. He asks us to journey through the sensory worlds of dogs, mantis shrimp, birds, whales, and many others as we discover and question how predator, prey, and colony have evolved their senses to successfully and (sometimes unsuccessfully) adapt to the current world.
Yong’s narration and written voice team with curiosity, and enthusiasm. His writing is remarkably fresh and incredibly approachable, never too bogged down by dense, scientific terms. I also appreciated that Yong makes known that the information laid out is not merely trivial, but by using the well-loved example of animals, we can all exercise a lesson in empathy.
I’ve thought about this book many times since listening to it and I would recommend this to anyone that is remotely curious and/or love animals.
lingfish7's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
coralined's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.5