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

Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

I guess I would have been able to soldier through this but it felt like every 10 pages or so Ackerman would say something that was like borderline ableist or just wild? Like she talks about Helen Keller being “more alive” because of her disability (rather than, you know, just someone who experienced the world differently) and then she is like “oh bestiality was common among shepherds in some of those regions” when discussing the sense of smell and supports this wildly racist statement with vibes 😩