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A review by rolypolyreading
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
4.0
I'm glad I listened to this because I think I would've been bored if I sat down to read this; only because this was all review for me (teehee environmental degree).
Rachel Carson was an amazing writer. She truly is the blueprint for persuasive writing. She wrote very accessible, I think anyone could read this book and understand the science. And I think anyone reading couldn't help but feel moved by the issues. While chemicals like DDT are restricted today, and many wildlife populations affected in Silent Spring have since recovered, we all know environmental contamination is still a huge problem. (Understatement of the year.) There will always be bigger and worse chemicals. And ourselves, our wildlife, our planet will always suffer if we don't change.
I absolutely would've been frothing at the mouth for this in the 60's if I was someone reading this as a serialization in the New Yorker in the.
Rachel Carson was an amazing writer. She truly is the blueprint for persuasive writing. She wrote very accessible, I think anyone could read this book and understand the science. And I think anyone reading couldn't help but feel moved by the issues. While chemicals like DDT are restricted today, and many wildlife populations affected in Silent Spring have since recovered, we all know environmental contamination is still a huge problem. (Understatement of the year.) There will always be bigger and worse chemicals. And ourselves, our wildlife, our planet will always suffer if we don't change.
I absolutely would've been frothing at the mouth for this in the 60's if I was someone reading this as a serialization in the New Yorker in the.