A review by lesbiangrandpa
World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

5.0

This is very much a lyric memoir in essays for me. It is so simultaneously heartbreaking and utterly lovely. For me, I left feeling more familiar, which is to say closer, to the author, her family, and the world we all live in. A great balance of the personal and the profound in such relatively small spaces. I learned so much about the natural world too!

The paragraphs read like a film reel for me, which signal so many images that include a space for me and you to sit in. We are invited to wonder. What a gift.

Thank you, Aimee!