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A review by kelamity_reads
Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence by James Bridle, James Bridle
1.0
This book was not for me.
The author writes in a snarky, somewhat condescending manner for a lot of the book and their supposed shared experience and views with the reader were almost universally not shared by myself.
The author seemed to state a lot of things as fact or common sense when in reality they were just his own personal convictions.
I also found some of the science and scientific analogies were used in the wrong way or in a very misleading or dubious fashion.
It's a shame because I have a strong interest in non-human intelligence and cognition and many of the author's underlying ideas and arguments I found interesting but the overall tone of the book really hindered any potential enjoyment.
Do. Not. Recommend.
The author writes in a snarky, somewhat condescending manner for a lot of the book and their supposed shared experience and views with the reader were almost universally not shared by myself.
The author seemed to state a lot of things as fact or common sense when in reality they were just his own personal convictions.
I also found some of the science and scientific analogies were used in the wrong way or in a very misleading or dubious fashion.
It's a shame because I have a strong interest in non-human intelligence and cognition and many of the author's underlying ideas and arguments I found interesting but the overall tone of the book really hindered any potential enjoyment.
Do. Not. Recommend.