A review by archaeomancer
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson

Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.

Because instead of it being mostly about eels, it did what a lot of science non fiction is doing nowadays, which is turning the book into a personal memoir of sorts. Usually about a parents death or a personal tragedy. If I wanted to read a memoir I would pick one up, if I pick up a book about eels I want to learn about eels. I like hearing about scientists personal experiences in their fields, not about how their parent died; that's just not what I pick up science non fiction for.