Reviews - The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion - Surprising Observations of a Hidden World

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The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion - Surprising Observations of a Hidden World

SO INTERESTING! Give it a read if you are intrigued by the emotions of nature. It has definitely changed my perspective on my family's pets and angered me with the disrespect some show to nature in their delusion of superiority.

darth_aubs's review against another edition

3.0

While this was a soothing read, there wasn't much within the pages that I hadn't heard in other works. Moreover, while I appreciate Wohlleben's love of the animal world, I do fall on the side of skeptics who feel we impose our own value judgements/interpretations of the world too easily on the members of the animal kingdom. While I'm always happy to advocate for better treatment of other creatures, I'm not sure if I think the way to do it is by making people thinking they're closer to being "like us". Still, Wohlleben's passion was gracefully articulated, and I'm sure that there are many animal lovers who would enjoy getting lost in this book.

booksandteacups's review against another edition

3.5

informative medium-paced

asialew's review against another edition

4.0

Bardzo przyjemna i ciekawa książka przybliżająca przeróżne umiejętności poznawcze i emocjonalne reakcje zwierząt. Niektóre rozdziały mi zgrzytały, np. ten o dobru i źle, który (spoiler) tak naprawdę był raczej o brutalności/przemocy, a nie o kategoriach moralnych u zwierząt. Końcówka o duszy mnie trochę zmęczyła, ale całość naprawdę warta przeczytania. Polecam zwłaszcza wydanie ilustrowane z pięknymi zdjęciami polskich fotografów!