A review by thecaffeinatedlibrary
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: The Untold Story of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte

adventurous informative

4.5

Steve Brusatte weaves informative essay structure, with the creative narrative structure in an engaging book about one of my favourite things.

Despite knowing A LOT about the subject of dinosaurs, mass extinctions, and fossils thanks to lifelong hyperfixation, I still remained engaged throughout the entire book. The feeling akin to how I feel in a gripping novel, eager and anticipating what will happen next. I learned SO much from this (like just how many fossils are still discovered every year and how our favourite T.Rex was almost definitely feathered). Brusatte weaved the threads of the Permian extinction all the way through the titular Triassic one, seamlessly discussing the evolution and eventual downfall of these giants and what happened to the dinosaurs after the asteroid struck. Magnificent, accessible science! Not to mention, Brusatte's infectious humour and relatable stories that brought the dinosaurs themselves back to earth, along with the larger than life scientists who studied them.

This one is a must-read for any dinosaur kid out there 🦖