A review by gilmoremk
The Sting of the Wild by Justin O. Schmidt

2.0

I think I would have liked this more if it was marketed better. This was less "the story of the man who got stung for science" and more a deep dive into stinging insects with small detours into his personal stories (And I mean deep. He goes into heavy scientific detail about things like the compounds in the venoms that make the stings painful.) It was halfway to being a textbook. Lots of interesting facts, for sure, and the pain scale is very evocative, but it wasn't an enjoyable read.