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forkdogforkfruit's review
3.0
Coral: A Pessimist in Paradise is a book that starts heavy but ends packing a punch. At my time of reading this book is over ten years old. I feel that a quick revision and update would make this a more brilliant book. Admittedly, I initially started reading this before 2007 and due to library restraints and personal plans I had to return it before finishing. Needless to say the memory this book has been squirrelled away somewhere in my memory until I recently decided to buy a copy and read it in its entirety. In many aspects it was worth the wait.
The book links many real life world issues to coral and its importance on the world stage. It covers a very broad range of topics and is divided into essays, more or less, with some cross referencing. It is pessimistic in places but it could be argued that optimism comes from realising and addressing issues on the way to problem solving.
Overall a good heavy read which is well written.
The book links many real life world issues to coral and its importance on the world stage. It covers a very broad range of topics and is divided into essays, more or less, with some cross referencing. It is pessimistic in places but it could be argued that optimism comes from realising and addressing issues on the way to problem solving.
Overall a good heavy read which is well written.
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