A review by madameroyale
The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson

4.25

I picked up this book on a whim, and found it to be such a fascinating read—mostly because I had no idea we knew so very little about eels! We don’t know where they breed or how or when they choose to, we don’t know how long they live, and we don’t know how they orient themselves geographically to travel across the seas, among many other unknowns. And yet this book magically manages to chronicle the history of humans’ study of eels despite so many open questions. The touches of memoir that are woven throughout are very sweet, and complemented the scientific side of the book nicely. A quick but thought-provoking read.