Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

3 reviews

language_loving_amateur's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Yong tells a short story about an animal, provides a lot of information about how that happened, and tells readers step by step how scientists learned it, as well as what we still don't know. This structure is consistent throughout most of the chapters. All the terms are defined, and he balances the technical aspects with making it accessible to people like me who haven't opened a biology textbook since they were a teenager. There is some cursing, the footnotes are delightful, the transitions between chapters are smooth and the enthusiasm for animals and the natural world doesn't dim. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing

metta's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing

purplepenning's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Fascinating examination of the world as other animals perceive it — and at how we unintentionally limit our understanding of it and of them. There's something here for every animal lover or nature enthusiast, including intriguing info about the largest mammals to the smallest insects. The audiobook is also outstanding — the author narrates it himself and his enthusiasm is evident but not distracting. Plus, his British accent is easy on these American ears and my attention refused to wander as long as there was a chance he'd say "zebra" with a short "e" again, which he does right through to the end. :-)

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Animal death, and Animal cruelty