A review by aspi8tionalpile
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

I would highly recommend the audiobook format. The author is a very engaging and enthusiastic storyteller, so just let go and enjoy. Her experiences with octopuses leave you envious and I became quite attached to these wondrous beings.    
 Other of her experiences like learning to scuba dive weren’t as engaging. She builds her case with respect to soul throughout the book while never overtly talking about it, then draws her conclusion on the matter at the very end. It would have been interesting to approach the topic earlier.
I did thoroughly enjoy the book. I lost sleep because I just couldn’t put it down. Sign of a good book. 
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