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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
2 reviews
riverofhorton's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This book was an incredibly interesting read, and even though I already knew some of the basic facts of animal sense, this book allowed a much richer kind of understanding that I wouldn't have otherwise. I largely decided to read this as research for a novel idea I have, but I will be recommending it to anyone that is even remotely curious about animals and how much of the world we miss due to it being outside our own perception. The main take away from this book seems to be one of conservation. When species go extinct, so does their way of perceiving the world since each animal has its own unique way of doing so. Thus, the message seems to be to act now to save all the endangered species while we still can. A message that I can wholeheartedly get behind. I particularly enjoyed the sections about the echolocation of bats, and the movement sensors in spiders' legs. Other section brought up some ethical questions that I wouldn't have even considered prior to reading this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Cannibalism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Violence
kappafrog's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
4.75
What a fantastic science book! A true triumph. This book has forever changed how I see the world. I had my mind blown in every chapter. Yong has a real gift for making biology accessible. He did a great job conveying concepts that are difficult for us to conceptualize. I have been recommending this book to everyone since I started it a few months ago. Read this book and discover the world as it has always existed around you but been hidden to your senses.
The only reason it's not a full 5/5 is because there were some parts that were pretty slow. Still, I think that's because some animals' stories will grab people more than others and Yong was trying to offer up a wide array of examples.
This is one of my favourite science books now, right up there with Braiding Sweetgrass. Like that book, An Immense World has opened my eyes - and all of my senses - to new ways of experiencing the world. And as a fun bonus, I'm going to incorporate things I learned from it into sci-fi and fantasy world building because WOW, there is so much untapped potential here! There is so much info in this book that it will definitely bear re-reading in the future.
The only reason it's not a full 5/5 is because there were some parts that were pretty slow. Still, I think that's because some animals' stories will grab people more than others and Yong was trying to offer up a wide array of examples.
This is one of my favourite science books now, right up there with Braiding Sweetgrass. Like that book, An Immense World has opened my eyes - and all of my senses - to new ways of experiencing the world. And as a fun bonus, I'm going to incorporate things I learned from it into sci-fi and fantasy world building because WOW, there is so much untapped potential here! There is so much info in this book that it will definitely bear re-reading in the future.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Excrement, and Ableism
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