Kraken : The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid

from jen.e.moore

Enjoyable, but not terribly enlightening.

from delphica

This was essentially interesting, because hi, it's about cephalopods. And there was plenty of good information about octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish. They're really neat. As far as pop science writing goes, this was a little weird. Some of the analogies used to explain scientific phenomena were ...

from satyridae

I enjoyed this book but found it spotty. The author was too present, too intrusive. I think her style may be influenced by Mary Roach, and a little of that goes a long way with me. I learned a lot about cephalopods, and I really, really, really wish I could have cromatophores. I flat-out loved ...

from Asata

Fairly good science writing dealing with the current state of squid knowledge and research. Fascinating creatures that have saved lives.

from Mrs_McGreevy

A lovely, easy-to-grasp overview of squid and why they are so important to us. Could it have used more pictures? Sure. Could it have talked about more types of squid? Of course. But for the author's purpose-showing us how the study of squid has directly benefited humans-she covered the right base...