A review by embingham
A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman

4.0

This book had some very interesting science in it as well as some very eloquent, beautiful writing. Usually I enjoyed the beautiful descriptive writing style, but there were parts where I found myself thinking, "Ok, just get to the point!" This book did leave me feeling like I have gone through too much of my life without fully using my senses. There were parts of the book that made me feel like a blind man who had finally been granted sight. I have always had these senses, but I've never really appreciated or used them as much as I now do. I find myself noticing the smell of things, the feel of things, taste of things, sound of things, and sight of things much more than I did before reading this book. Overall, it was very eye-opening, even if it did get a little wordy in some spots.