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A review by ocoury23
The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World by Oliver Milman
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
2.5
*Review based on experiencing the book as an audiobook
This is one of those books that I finished because of the principle of finishing it and not out of any enjoyment. I agree with other reviewers that the pacing and structure of this book felt choppy and disjointed, and really was just a giant collect of the results of a number of studies. I get it - conservation is bleak and there are no promises of a brighter future, but I feel like there could have been more engaging ways of conveying that message. The end of the book took a turn and focused on specific species, people, and stories, which I wish had been the way the whole book was written because I feel like I would have enjoyed it much more.
This is one of those books that I finished because of the principle of finishing it and not out of any enjoyment. I agree with other reviewers that the pacing and structure of this book felt choppy and disjointed, and really was just a giant collect of the results of a number of studies. I get it - conservation is bleak and there are no promises of a brighter future, but I feel like there could have been more engaging ways of conveying that message. The end of the book took a turn and focused on specific species, people, and stories, which I wish had been the way the whole book was written because I feel like I would have enjoyed it much more.