A review by badseedgirl
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean

4.0

I'm a fiction fan. I like to read for escapism, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. But because I believe in being a "well-rounded" reader, every year I commit to reading at least 10, and preferably 12 (or one a month) non-fiction books. "The Disappearing Spoon" is my first for 2020. I was really interested in all the factoids in the book and I enjoyed learning how the elements effect all aspects of my life. I found it interesting to realize how "young" the periodic table really is an how many different ways there are to view the elements. A very good start for the 2020 non-fiction book list.