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kirander's review against another edition
4.0
The first half of the book was difficult to process for me and had me relying heavily on Google images. However, it laid the groundwork for the second half of the book. The second half discussed the potential impact the deep has on the future of the human population and how it can be exploited. There were excellent discussions how long and short term effects with real life examples and the potential effects that could development. If you feel overwhelmed with the first half, I encourage you to keep going.
kayleigh214's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.5
raenyreads's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. I think the writing style is really accessible for people outside the field and it's full of really intersting facts, some of which I did not already know (I'm a marine biologist obsessed with the deep sea). I think it puts across a really important message and anyone interested in this topic should read it! Only not a 5 star for me as I did already know many of the facts and so nothing wowed me but I definitely think this would be different for other people!
eloise4f995's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
wildsorcerer's review against another edition
honestly i loved hearing about the deep sea creatures and i found the persuasive structure very effective at arguing that not only would deep sea mining be bad for ecosystems but is ultimately unnecessary as technology innovates
norcani's review against another edition
3.0
You really should pay attention to the subtitle because I feel almost tricked into reading environmentalism. Which is all fine and good but not what I signed up for. The bits about actual deep sea were far more interesting when talking about environmentalism it became increasingly more general. It also wasn't structured very well, history personal anecdotes, actual deep sea info, and bits about environmentalism were just strung together with no rhyme or reason. I wouldn't say do not read this as it has a lot of interesting (and some very depressing) info if you're interested in the topic, and if there are better books covering these things I do not know of them yet.