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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
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First: if you're looking for a book that is mostly facts about eels, this is not going to be your book.
Second: we know a surprisingly small amount about how European eels work. We know they're born in the Sargasso Sea, and that after going through many life stages they return to the Sargasso Sea, but we also don't fully know how/exactly where they reproduce. So there might not be a book that's going to give you nothing but the Eel Facts you desire.
I'd put this in the same category as Roxane Gay's [b:Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body|26074156|Hunger A Memoir of (My) Body|Roxane Gay|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1448064366l/26074156._SY75_.jpg|42362558]. There's an aspect of memoir to this book (the author and his father did a lot of eel fishing in Sweden) that's interleaved with what we know about eels, and how we've found that out. I didn't expect this book to have as much narrative as it did, but that was a surprising delight.
In summary: Eels!
Second: we know a surprisingly small amount about how European eels work. We know they're born in the Sargasso Sea, and that after going through many life stages they return to the Sargasso Sea, but we also don't fully know how/exactly where they reproduce. So there might not be a book that's going to give you nothing but the Eel Facts you desire.
I'd put this in the same category as Roxane Gay's [b:Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body|26074156|Hunger A Memoir of (My) Body|Roxane Gay|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1448064366l/26074156._SY75_.jpg|42362558]. There's an aspect of memoir to this book (the author and his father did a lot of eel fishing in Sweden) that's interleaved with what we know about eels, and how we've found that out. I didn't expect this book to have as much narrative as it did, but that was a surprising delight.
In summary: Eels!
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This book was very interesting and I did learn a lot. I won’t give it a rating because the majority of it is a memoir of sorts. There was a lot of scripture used which was interesting to see, but overall gave me more on an appreciation for eels. I am thankful for the small owned local bookstore owner who recommend this to me.
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