I love octopuses.  I think they are fascinating.  I've never had the chance to meet one though like this author did.  She got to know three octopuses over the course of a few years.  It was amazing to hear about the ways their physiology lets them interact with the world. They can taste with their skin, camouflage even though they are color blind, and work through complex puzzles.She also lets you get to know the people working behind the scenes in the aquarium who love these animals.This book is wonderful for anyone who is interested in finding out more about these animals.  I am looking forward to reading more from this author.Plastic pollution in the ocean is a huge problem but it doesn't manifest in exactly the ways that it has been portrayed in the press.  Most of the ocean is polluted with microparticles of plastic that make any clean up operation almost impossible.  The author's goal is to require companies to take on more of the burden for reusing or recycling plastics they produce.  Now they are freed from responsibility by requiring consumers to recycle if they don't want the plastic going into a landfill.This book used the framework of the several month journey on Junk to tell the story of the Earth's plastic pollution problem.  It is full of ideas for making the problem better but there needs to be buy in from a lot of people to make it happen.The stories in the book are scary.  So much damage is being done through human carelessness.  Getting the word out about what needs to be done is important.This review was originally posted on Based On A True Story