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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
41 reviews
chloebaboey's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
5.0
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Graphic: Chronic illness
u_0's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
A wonderful book that made me fall in love with snails and helped me grapple with chronic illness. The writing was eloquent, unpretentious, and meaningful. I've never highlighted a book so much. The information on snails was fascinating, though I did skim some in the middle of the book. Ultimately, this book made me feel less alone and I'm grateful for the author's story. A great read to recommend to someone who wants to understand disability better and even more perfect for a snail lover : )
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Graphic: Chronic illness
mscalls's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
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artstitute's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
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migavoh's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
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edamamebean's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
As someone who has struggled with my health the past few years, sometimes being completely bedridden, I found this book so deeply affirming and cried my way through the whole
thing. My own relationship with nature has been deepened and completely changed by my illness, and I loved reading about it from someone else’s perspective. Also I read in an NPR article that Elisabeth Tova Bailey said she had no desire to write about her illness, but was motivated to write a biography to say thank you to the snail, which also made me cry. I recommend this book 1000%
thing. My own relationship with nature has been deepened and completely changed by my illness, and I loved reading about it from someone else’s perspective. Also I read in an NPR article that Elisabeth Tova Bailey said she had no desire to write about her illness, but was motivated to write a biography to say thank you to the snail, which also made me cry. I recommend this book 1000%
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tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
A slow, quiet meditation on human/other-than-human connection, the mysteries of other-than-human Nature, and the strange and often heartbreaking ways our bodies sometimes seem to be working against our own best interests.
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Graphic: Chronic illness and Confinement
Moderate: Ableism
lidia7's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
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thesaltiestlibrarian's review
emotional
informative
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
5.0
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colleenrose's review
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
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Minor: Chronic illness