A review by libeerian
The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt by Andrea Wulf

2.0

A beautiful book, but I had a hard time getting into the story of Alexander Von Humboldt and am not sure if the first-person narration was useful in showing the impact he has had on the world. The book dragged in sections and it didn't feel to have any narrative thrust. I didn't really get a sense of what an adventure it must have been to go trekking around the world and to make so many discoveries. I am, admittedly, not really interested in general science or botany, so the subject matter wasn't immediately appealing.