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276 reviews for:
The Secret Life of Animals: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discovering a Hidden World
Peter Wohlleben
3.68 AVERAGE
276 reviews for:
The Secret Life of Animals: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discovering a Hidden World
Peter Wohlleben
3.68 AVERAGE
I loved reading this book because Wohlleben treats all beings with such deep tenderness and awe. It’s how I live in the world, too, but I so rarely find others who live this way. It’s also a relief to read a call for empathy toward animals that is rooted in feeling and common sense, rather than overwhelming scientific evidence alone.
I think this is a great introduction to animals for people who are not particularly passionate or knowledgeable on them yet still interested.
Personally, I would have liked to see more scientific facts and studies included. However, this isn’t my issue with the book. The author regularly presents his conclusions for which he typically provides weak evidence. It would have been nice to see some counter arguments and more in depth looks at how he reached these conclusions. Additionally, he touches on many interesting and complex ideas but never expands on them which was disappointing. Both these points left me rather unsatisfied.
Personally, I would have liked to see more scientific facts and studies included. However, this isn’t my issue with the book. The author regularly presents his conclusions for which he typically provides weak evidence. It would have been nice to see some counter arguments and more in depth looks at how he reached these conclusions. Additionally, he touches on many interesting and complex ideas but never expands on them which was disappointing. Both these points left me rather unsatisfied.
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Informative, heart-warming, and honest. The nature of the wild isn't always fair, or easy to watch, but everything has its proper place and purpose. And that is beautiful.
Ugh.
I expected better from this author.
gentle reminder that scientists can believe animals have emotions and not have to lean this far to the side. Animal emotion is not a black or white area, as this author implies. He ignores all the interesting complexity for the usual boring “maybe ticks and birds and slime molds are NOT SO DIFFERENT FROM US” garbage.
Take someone who knows some stuff about science. Have them explain science to a general audience. Have them put words in scientists’ mouths, act as if all scientists have the same thoughts and opinions, give them strawman arguments, completely miss the point of many studies and reasons why scientists do certain things the way they do. Make lots of logical leaps and be very lazy about it. “Ticks must have emotions because otherwise why do they only eat when their stomachs are empty?” What kind of BS logic is that???
Add lots of boring anecdotal stories.
Yay, you have your usual best seller book about animal emotions. Written by an unqualified guy who should stick to writing about trees.
I expected better from this author.
gentle reminder that scientists can believe animals have emotions and not have to lean this far to the side. Animal emotion is not a black or white area, as this author implies. He ignores all the interesting complexity for the usual boring “maybe ticks and birds and slime molds are NOT SO DIFFERENT FROM US” garbage.
Take someone who knows some stuff about science. Have them explain science to a general audience. Have them put words in scientists’ mouths, act as if all scientists have the same thoughts and opinions, give them strawman arguments, completely miss the point of many studies and reasons why scientists do certain things the way they do. Make lots of logical leaps and be very lazy about it. “Ticks must have emotions because otherwise why do they only eat when their stomachs are empty?” What kind of BS logic is that???
Add lots of boring anecdotal stories.
Yay, you have your usual best seller book about animal emotions. Written by an unqualified guy who should stick to writing about trees.
funny
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced