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A review by bronzeageh
Otherlands: Journeys in Earth's Extinct Ecosystems by Thomas Halliday
challenging
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.75
So beautiful but quite soporific.
First things first, Adetomiwa Edun provided a stunning reading of the book. I thought the writing style was really inventive, interesting, gorgeously descriptive, and a really transportive way to write about history/science/nature. As well as in moment it was quite lyrical; I felt the quotes used were impactful and really added to this style.
Nevertheless, I felt like I wasn't quite knowledgable enough to understand and learn from the book, and I didn't know many of the creatures. Sometimes I would look up the dinosaurs as the book brought them up, but mostly I used my imagination, which was very fun but, unfortunately, also meant I found it difficult to stay engaged for extended sections as I would trail off into my imagination...
I would still say that I was immersed in this book and greatly enjoyed being shown different times/worlds. It was interesting to see or think about how the world would have looked.
First things first, Adetomiwa Edun provided a stunning reading of the book. I thought the writing style was really inventive, interesting, gorgeously descriptive, and a really transportive way to write about history/science/nature. As well as in moment it was quite lyrical; I felt the quotes used were impactful and really added to this style.
Nevertheless, I felt like I wasn't quite knowledgable enough to understand and learn from the book, and I didn't know many of the creatures. Sometimes I would look up the dinosaurs as the book brought them up, but mostly I used my imagination, which was very fun but, unfortunately, also meant I found it difficult to stay engaged for extended sections as I would trail off into my imagination...
I would still say that I was immersed in this book and greatly enjoyed being shown different times/worlds. It was interesting to see or think about how the world would have looked.