A review by amielizabeth
The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World's Favorite Insect by Wendy Williams

2.0

The subject matter was quite interesting, but the writing in this book really threw me off. There are typos and grammatical errors; there are entires sentences repeated (such as researchers having to wear a mask when studying butterflies so they do not inhale the wings). The book read as if it had not been polished or edited, but it is published by a highly reputable publishing company.
The cover is gorgeous and I am more interested in butterflies than I was before, but the writing was off-putting throughout.