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bohavi's review against another edition
2.75
Po tytule „Ryby mają głos” oczekiwałam, że będą omawiane łowienie (przemysł wyzyskowy), zaśmiecanie mórz i zmiana klimatu. Zamiast tego, prezentowane były ciekawostki i niesamowite atrybuty niektórych ryb. Interesujące, szczególnie fakt, że na samym dnie morza najlepszy kamuflaż to kolor czerwony, ale większość zapomniałam tuż po przeczytaniu.
rainpunk's review against another edition
5.0
This is a great read for anyone with an interest in marine biology - specifically of fishes. It is introductory enough for anyone to pick up, but scientific enough that you actually learn a lot.
Each chapter is about a different aspect of fish life, and each ends with a different folk tale about fish. The illustrations preceding each chapter are beautiful and get your imagination going. I do wish that there were more diagrams or pictures though, because the scope of the book is so broad. It mentions dozens, maybe hundreds, of fish species by name and I found myself frequently opening my phone while reading in order to look up the described fish, especially for those that the author spends special attention on.
My favorite chapter was actually one of the first - the one on the historical attempts to classify fish and understand their evolutionary tree.
Each chapter is about a different aspect of fish life, and each ends with a different folk tale about fish. The illustrations preceding each chapter are beautiful and get your imagination going. I do wish that there were more diagrams or pictures though, because the scope of the book is so broad. It mentions dozens, maybe hundreds, of fish species by name and I found myself frequently opening my phone while reading in order to look up the described fish, especially for those that the author spends special attention on.
My favorite chapter was actually one of the first - the one on the historical attempts to classify fish and understand their evolutionary tree.
alexrudd's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.75
micromys's review against another edition
4.0
A highly readable, engaging and accessible account of fish, their lives and behaviour.
overstuffed_shelf's review
4.0
Eye of the Shoal takes a wide ranging, deep diving look at the fascinating history and biology of fish. It focuses not on a particular underwater ecosystem or community, but a hodge-podge of fishy players exquisitely adapted to fill every watery nook and cranny across the globe. Scales makes a compelling case for looking closely at any fish that crosses your path; although many of the characters we meet live in the reef, she makes sure to give the residents of your local fish tank their due. In Eye of the Shoal, Scales brings us into the rich, diverse, glorious world of fish full tilt—and has a good time doing it.
Full review: http://selections.rockefeller.edu/book-review-eye-of-the-shoal-a-fishwatchers-guide-to-life-the-ocean-and-everything/
Full review: http://selections.rockefeller.edu/book-review-eye-of-the-shoal-a-fishwatchers-guide-to-life-the-ocean-and-everything/
elentarri's review
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
This book provides a fascinating and enjoyable survey of the fishy world, from fish colours and illumination, what they see, to venoms, poisons, how and what they eat, their evolution, the sounds fish make and if they can think and feel (apparently this is an issue!!?). In addition, Helen Scales provides personal observations from her lifelong passion of fish watching, as well as interesting historical anecdotes and more recent fishy research. Each chapter is also followed by a fishy folk tale. The writing style is natural and easy to understand. This is a beautifully written and enjoyable book that celebrates the diversity of fish but minimizes the doom and gloom (e.g. conservation, pollution and over-fishing).
OTHER BOOKS:
- Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods by Danna Staaf
- What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins by Jonathan Balcombe
- Venomous: How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry by Christie Wilcox
- Restless Creatures: The Story of Life in Ten Movements by Matt Wilkinson
- Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells by Helen Scales
- Horseshoe Crab: Biography of a Survivor by Anthony D. Fredericks
- Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime: The Oceans' Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter by Ellen Prager
- Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid by Wendy Williams
- Poseidon's Steed: The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality by Helen Scales
- Witness to Extinction: How We Failed to Save the Yangtze River Dolphin by Samuel T. Turvey
- Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur by Carl Safina
OTHER BOOKS:
- Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods by Danna Staaf
- What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins by Jonathan Balcombe
- Venomous: How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry by Christie Wilcox
- Restless Creatures: The Story of Life in Ten Movements by Matt Wilkinson
- Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells by Helen Scales
- Horseshoe Crab: Biography of a Survivor by Anthony D. Fredericks
- Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime: The Oceans' Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter by Ellen Prager
- Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid by Wendy Williams
- Poseidon's Steed: The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality by Helen Scales
- Witness to Extinction: How We Failed to Save the Yangtze River Dolphin by Samuel T. Turvey
- Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur by Carl Safina