A review by thealbapoems
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

I am not usually one for non-fiction, but seeing as I am interested in the environment, and this book got a Pullitzer, I decided to bite. For those who, like me, are in an exclusive relationship with fiction, let me preface by saying this Kolbert’s writing style makes complex, dull historical and scientific explanations easy to understand and even entertaining. As proof, let me say that at some point in the book there is mention of a crow handjob, and no, it is not metaphorical. I enjoyed this book (despite the time it took me to get through it), it’s informative, but it doesn’t lecture. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in the environment and how we are changing the world and all the animals living in it.