A review by siobhanward
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary by Caspar Henderson, Golbanou Moghaddas

informative slow-paced

3.0

 
I'm always a fan of books of eclectic information and this was a pretty fun read. I knew at least a tiny bit about most of the species Henderson covered, but it was fun to learn more. Henderson mixed information about the species with information about the wider world (a book about beings and being), and while this wasn't my favourite part, since I found it got dry in places, it was a cool idea.

Some parts were a bit too much or too detailed for me, but I understand how others may appreciate it. However, my biggest qualm is that there were a few parts that seemed to be missed by an editor, and I always hate finding these things in nonfiction books. If there are simple mistakes (span is not the past tense of spin, and gender/sex cannot be used interchangeably in the context of reptilian biology) I always wonder how accurate the rest of the book is... It's definitely still a fun read, though.