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ehsan1358's review against another edition
5.0
از آن کتابهایی است بعد از خواندنش دیگه نمیشه مثل قبل زندگی کرد. کاش خواندنش برای همه اجباری بود
lenniex's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
daumari's review against another edition
Would've been the last book of 2015, but ended up being my first finish of 2016 (Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright got in the way...)
Through vignettes on various species, Kolbert illustrates the various ways humans are causing the holocene/anthropocene/sixth extinction. As a journalist, she takes a more personable approach to these species than dry publications do, and there's a sense of being at a wake with so many recent extinctions at our hand. The last chapter is entitled "A Thing With Feathers", invoking the quote about hope and mentioning some efforts like the cryozoos, the recovery of the California condor and bald eagles, etc., but I still got a sense of pessimism.
My opinion of this book is likely colored by the talk she gave in town, though, which is when I purchased this book... she went through a slideshow of species doomed and dying, with a "well, you already know about this..." description for most (it was a talk at a public university with a strong marine biology component).
TL;DR: well-written, contemporary account of current ecological crises with parallels to the "Big Five" extinctions of the past. Mildly depressing due to subject matter, but it is hopeful seeing so many people working on trying to solve various problems.
Through vignettes on various species, Kolbert illustrates the various ways humans are causing the holocene/anthropocene/sixth extinction. As a journalist, she takes a more personable approach to these species than dry publications do, and there's a sense of being at a wake with so many recent extinctions at our hand. The last chapter is entitled "A Thing With Feathers", invoking the quote about hope and mentioning some efforts like the cryozoos, the recovery of the California condor and bald eagles, etc., but I still got a sense of pessimism.
My opinion of this book is likely colored by the talk she gave in town, though, which is when I purchased this book... she went through a slideshow of species doomed and dying, with a "well, you already know about this..." description for most (it was a talk at a public university with a strong marine biology component).
TL;DR: well-written, contemporary account of current ecological crises with parallels to the "Big Five" extinctions of the past. Mildly depressing due to subject matter, but it is hopeful seeing so many people working on trying to solve various problems.
superblyfeatured's review against another edition
dark
funny
hopeful
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.0
ahmad_salimi's review against another edition
4.0
از آغاز شکل‌گیری سیارۀ زمین تاکنون، 5 انقراض دسته‌جمعی رخ داده است که در بزرگ‌ترین آن‌ها 95 درصد موجودات ساکن این کره از بین رفته‌اند؛ تغییرات سریع آب‌وهوایی، فوران آتش‌فشان‌ها، برخورد شهاب‌سنگ‌ها و حتی فعالیت‌های میکروب‌ها از دلایل این 5 انقراض گسترده عنوان شده است.
الیزابت کلبرت، خبرنگار و نویسندۀ آمریکایی، در طی سفر به نقاط مختلف جهان و بررسی فعالیت‌های زیست‌شناسان مختلف در زمینۀ روند انقراض گونه‌های جانوری و گیاهی، مشاهدات خود را در چند اپیزود مختلف به رشتۀ تحریر درآورده است. وی با بررسی دلایل انقراض گونه‌های امروزی نظیر تغییرات آب‌وهوایی، تغییر اسیدیتۀ اقیانوس‌ها، تاثیرات مستقیم و غیرمستقیم انسان‌ها در نابودی گونه‌ها، نقش مخرب میکروارگانیسم‌ها و … و مقایسۀ آن با شرایط 5 انقراض قبلی، بر نظریۀ وقوع انقراض ششم صحه می‌گذارد. بسیاری از دانشمندان بر این باورند که ما در بطن انقراض دسته‌جمعی ششم قرار داریم و آن‌چه به این اتفاق شوم سرعت می‌بخشد فعالیت‌های ما انسان‌هاست.
الیزابت کلبرت، خبرنگار و نویسندۀ آمریکایی، در طی سفر به نقاط مختلف جهان و بررسی فعالیت‌های زیست‌شناسان مختلف در زمینۀ روند انقراض گونه‌های جانوری و گیاهی، مشاهدات خود را در چند اپیزود مختلف به رشتۀ تحریر درآورده است. وی با بررسی دلایل انقراض گونه‌های امروزی نظیر تغییرات آب‌وهوایی، تغییر اسیدیتۀ اقیانوس‌ها، تاثیرات مستقیم و غیرمستقیم انسان‌ها در نابودی گونه‌ها، نقش مخرب میکروارگانیسم‌ها و … و مقایسۀ آن با شرایط 5 انقراض قبلی، بر نظریۀ وقوع انقراض ششم صحه می‌گذارد. بسیاری از دانشمندان بر این باورند که ما در بطن انقراض دسته‌جمعی ششم قرار داریم و آن‌چه به این اتفاق شوم سرعت می‌بخشد فعالیت‌های ما انسان‌هاست.
thealbapoems's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I am not usually one for non-fiction, but seeing as I am interested in the environment, and this book got a Pullitzer, I decided to bite. For those who, like me, are in an exclusive relationship with fiction, let me preface by saying this Kolbert’s writing style makes complex, dull historical and scientific explanations easy to understand and even entertaining. As proof, let me say that at some point in the book there is mention of a crow handjob, and no, it is not metaphorical. I enjoyed this book (despite the time it took me to get through it), it’s informative, but it doesn’t lecture. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in the environment and how we are changing the world and all the animals living in it.