This is a fascinating look at the lives of cephalopods, with a focus on their evolution, nervous systems and minds. Along the way, these are compared and contrasted to chordates, human beings included.

It raises questions about how we think, the origin of consciousness and the origin of language.

If you’re looking for a book that offers easy answers to these questions, this isn’t for you. Many theories and ideas are explored here, but a lot of these are tentative and more research needs to be done.

If, however,you’re looking for a book that takes seemingly simple questions and takes you in a journey that arrives at more nuanced questions that still need to be answered, I can highly recommend this book.