Scan barcode
dibiz116's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Death of parent and Animal death
jamiezaccaria's review
4.0
A blend of personal memoir and natural history this book tells you everything you wanted to know about the eel while maintaining a beautiful narrative.
somestuff's review
3.0
highlights were def the history (loved the ira fishing rights, swedish clergy given fishing rights, mummified eels in sarcophagi and eels during initial colonization of america info) and science and the low points were the freud chapter (way too much freud for a book on eels tbh didn’t spend a chapter on every other researcher ever who had spent a year on eels so) and the section on literature about eels
but i had a good time and learned a lot abt what we’ve learned in the last 2 decades or so abt japanese eels
big plus is i’ll never forget the term sargasso sea again and will remember the stages of the eel life cycle quite well now too
but i had a good time and learned a lot abt what we’ve learned in the last 2 decades or so abt japanese eels
big plus is i’ll never forget the term sargasso sea again and will remember the stages of the eel life cycle quite well now too
overallsonfrogs's review
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This might be one of the best pieces of science writing/ literary nonfiction I’ve ever read
mrsmobarak's review against another edition
This book included everything and the kitchen sink.
minbokhorna's review against another edition
Jag bryr mig inte så värst mycket om ålar för att vilja läsa en bok om det på 300 sidor ish 🙄
snapbea's review
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent
justworm's review
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
an incredible reflection on humanity’s relationship with the eel, and what it means to the author specifically