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The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales

leanne_miron's review against another edition

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adventurous informative inspiring

5.0

jjpark5's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

syllareads's review against another edition

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challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

voodooyoudo's review against another edition

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funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

raenyreads's review against another edition

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adventurous informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I think the writing style is really accessible for people outside the field and it's full of really intersting facts, some of which I did not already know (I'm a marine biologist obsessed with the deep sea). I think it puts across a really important message and anyone interested in this topic should read it! Only not a 5 star for me as I did already know many of the facts and so nothing wowed me but I definitely think this would be different for other people!

eloise4f995's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

les3178's review against another edition

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honestly i loved hearing about the deep sea creatures and i found the persuasive structure very effective at arguing that not only would deep sea mining be bad for ecosystems but is ultimately unnecessary as technology innovates

norcani's review

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3.0

You really should pay attention to the subtitle because I feel almost tricked into reading environmentalism. Which is all fine and good but not what I signed up for. The bits about actual deep sea were far more interesting when talking about environmentalism it became increasingly more general. It also wasn't structured very well, history personal anecdotes, actual deep sea info, and bits about environmentalism were just strung together with no rhyme or reason. I wouldn't say do not read this as it has a lot of interesting (and some very depressing) info if you're interested in the topic, and if there are better books covering these things I do not know of them yet.

okokapi's review against another edition

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adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced

3.75

casmonido's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.75