How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human by Melanie Challenger

How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human

Melanie Challenger

272 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays history nature philosophy sociology informative reflective medium-paced
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A wide-ranging take on why humans have a troubled relationship with being an animal, and why we need a better one Human are the most inquisitive, emotional, imaginative, aggressive, and baffling animals on the planet. But we are also an animal tha...

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informative 88%
reflective 83%
challenging 50%
inspiring 44%
hopeful 27%
emotional 16%
adventurous 5%

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slow 47%

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