Pentapod reviewed Kraken by Williams, Wendy
Review of 'Kraken' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Despite the title, the book looks at several types of cephalopod, not just squid. It's written at a pretty basic level, easily readable by pretty much anyone, and I enjoyed the first half in particular. In the latter half the author starts explaining how useful the squid have been to our understanding of human neurons, and turns into a basic lesson on biology and cell structure; as a biologist I already knew most of this so lost interest a bit. The author is clearly not a scientist herself and her tone came across to me as a bit "dumbed down" at times, but the subject matter is still interesting.
