A review by kappafrog
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

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5.0

What a fantastic science book! A true triumph. This book has forever changed how I see the world. I had my mind blown in every chapter. Yong has a real gift for making biology accessible. He did a great job conveying concepts that are difficult for us to conceptualize. I have been recommending this book to everyone since I started it a few months ago. Read this book and discover the world as it has always existed around you but been hidden to your senses.

There were some parts that were pretty slow. Still, I think that's because some animals' stories will grab people more than others and Yong was trying to offer up a wide array of examples.

This is one of my favourite science books now, right up there with Braiding Sweetgrass. Like that book, An Immense World has opened my eyes - and all of my senses - to new ways of experiencing the world. And as a fun bonus, I'm going to incorporate things I learned from it into sci-fi and fantasy world building because WOW, there is so much untapped potential here! There is so much info in this book that it will definitely bear re-reading in the future.
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