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deaconlenny's review
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Rachel Carson invented Deus Ex Machina. The foreword was one of my favorite parts, what a cool lady.
teachinsci's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.5
This was a truly beautiful book about the lives of animals on the north eastern coast of North America. The narrator of the audiobook had a wonderful and soothing rhythm to her voice.
hotsexyandinareadingslump's review
adventurous
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.5
thebeesknees79's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.5
yoshi5's review
4.0
A really wonderful and beautiful book, but i failed to "lose myself" in it. I respect Carson's wish to minimise anthropomorphism but i needed more of a story to be engaged. Very descriptive and lovely. I liked when she was "risky" and included more introspective and philosophical commentary.
littletaiko's review
4.0
This was smartly broken up into three sections, the first focused on life on the shore, the second on the open sea and the final section on the bottom of the sea. Each section highlights several different types of animals. The author also gives names to some of them which makes their journeys even more interesting. You can't help but root for Scomber, the mackerel, who we see from the time he was an egg to his maturation.
The circle of life is in full force and highlights the brutality of nature. A ghost crab searches and finds beach fleas to eat. Later the ghost crab gets alarmed by all the birds flying about overhead as well as a fisherman walking about and takes refuge in the surf. However there it is quickly eaten by a bass who is later eaten by a shark. The remains of the bass come on shore for the beach fleas to dine on.
The circle of life is in full force and highlights the brutality of nature. A ghost crab searches and finds beach fleas to eat. Later the ghost crab gets alarmed by all the birds flying about overhead as well as a fisherman walking about and takes refuge in the surf. However there it is quickly eaten by a bass who is later eaten by a shark. The remains of the bass come on shore for the beach fleas to dine on.