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inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Excellent. I feel that the author soars when she is telling the story of the natural world in her lyrical, moving way. There was a part about the ancestors of octopuses going back millions (on millions) of years that was so beautiful I had to read it out loud. The story itself is also good - the adventure of learning scuba and seeing an octopus in the wild, going behind the scenes to meet a new octopus for the first time — let’s be real, I am ridiculously jealous. Where I feel the book sags a bit, I’m sorry to say, is when talking about people. The other volunteers felt more inanimate than the octopuses. I felt weird when the author talked about a person who had died or someone’s struggle with terminal illness. Human grief felt like a narrative paper clip. Overall, though, the book was exceptional and I throughly enjoyed being immersed in the world of these octopuses.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Suicide, Terminal illness