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daumari's review against another edition
4.0
[placeholder review because I have to be at work in 5 hours so I'm probably not going to write anything substantive at the moment]
Good tour through the properties of venom, who wields it and how do they wield it, and what purposes does it serve. I read this at a fast clip because of a library due date, but definitely a pretty digestible size at a comfortable, lay audience level of prose (and without resorting to pop culture references that'll get dated! Aside from honey badgers of course, which are relevant because they fight snakes, so)
Christie Wilcox's twitter @NerdyChristie is definitely worth a follow for scicomm/science twitter.
Good tour through the properties of venom, who wields it and how do they wield it, and what purposes does it serve. I read this at a fast clip because of a library due date, but definitely a pretty digestible size at a comfortable, lay audience level of prose (and without resorting to pop culture references that'll get dated! Aside from honey badgers of course, which are relevant because they fight snakes, so)
Christie Wilcox's twitter @NerdyChristie is definitely worth a follow for scicomm/science twitter.
khuizenga's review against another edition
5.0
This was a really fun overview of venomous animals and the molecular and genetic background of venom. She hit a good balance of understanding for the species while also fully laying out the sometimes terrifying effects of their venom. It was also a good balance of chatty and scientifically sound. I especially appreciate that this book was not an autobiography disguised as a science book like so many others - she does share some of her experiences, but they are all relevant and they are there to display the animals, not her search for inner meaning. Well done.
ba1l3y's review
A super cool topic but this
felt conflicted in its audience between general science writing or for a more scientific audience
The organization still was hard for me to follow the train of thought.
felt conflicted in its audience between general science writing or for a more scientific audience
The organization still was hard for me to follow the train of thought.
cinnamonfox's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Venomous: How Earth`s Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry de Christie Wilcox a fost o non ficțiune informativă și interesantă pe partea de știință, biologie, studiul otrăvurilor, dar vocea narativă nu mi s-a părut amuzantă, cum se dorea. De altfel, autoarea povestește niște întâmplări din viața ei care mă fac să mă întreb dacă ea, ca persoană, are spirit de auto conservare. Au fost explicate niște concepte legate de biologie și chimie pe care eu le cunosc pentru că am studiat materiile astea la facultate, dar pentru cineva care nu are legătură cu domeniul, explicațiile mi s-au părut ușor ambigue și complicate de dragul de a fi complicate.
alexdelnorte's review against another edition
0.25
was this a wildlife science book? or a teenage diary? the book title amounts to fraud. the content was about 250 pages too long. the publisher should apologize to all who purchased this book and offer a refund.