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The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
12 reviews
eladnarra's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Chronic illness
cammiem8's review
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I couldn’t put this one down! I learned so much about octopuses and the author does a fantastic job of framing the information around her stories of encounters with octopuses in the wild and at the aquarium. This is a great introduction to the subject, a very quick and easy read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Chronic illness, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Minor: Vomit
One section does include a character discussing the suicide of a friend, in which the manner of death is described briefly, and her own struggles with suicidal thoughts. The animal deaths in the book are sad but all are of natural causes and are not gruesome, the octopuses die of old age except for one
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