ruth_mottram finished reading Transcendence by Gaia Vince
Read in 2022, before I discovered bookwyrm I tracked on twitter and my blog, see: sternaparadisaea.net/2022/12/20/books-of-2022/
Climate scientist - like reading a lot and broadly. Especially popular science (in other fields than my own), history, journalism fantasy, sci-fi, poetry..
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Read in 2022, before I discovered bookwyrm I tracked on twitter and my blog, see: sternaparadisaea.net/2022/12/20/books-of-2022/
Read in 2022, before I discovered bookwyrm I tracked on twitter and my blog, see: sternaparadisaea.net/2022/12/20/books-of-2022/
Read in 2022, before I discovered bookwyrm I tracked on twitter and my blog, see: sternaparadisaea.net/2022/12/20/books-of-2022/
A book of 2022 sternaparadisaea.net/2022/12/20/books-of-2022/
Yes i did just make that word up.. This is a great book, full of excellent science and details that show a real love of the continent – though - and this is in no way a criticism of the author who most likely could not have known - a now rather infamous scientist features heavily in the book too. Overall a very good read. There have been some pretty nice advances in Antarctic science in recent years, would be nice to see this updated.
I buy the Royal Society book prize shortlist each year and this was the book I was most looking forward to. However, I didn't enjoy it as much as I expected given the subject is quite fascinating. It felt like there was a bit too much author and not enough fungus. However the dense endnotes more than made up for it. A very cool subject and really a good introduction. I could have used a bit more technical content though. I
A book I enjoyed so much I bought a second copy to lend to a friend as I didn't want to lose my own copy. Really inspiring but also somewhat depressing when it comes to the state of the world's biodiversity. Could have been a five star - but I think I enjoyed braiding sweet grass more.
I feel this one rather got lost in the Covid19 mess and it's such a shame. A really beautifully written book on what makes us human.