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I had previously read Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest by this author and had to give it up because it contained very little fact, an awful lot of conjecture and far too much about Sy Montgomery who obviously finds the preoccupations of her spiritual soul far more fascinating than I do. So this time, wanting to read about octopuses I thought I would listen to the book. It was worse!
This is because the author read it herself and it's purpleness, it's fruitiness was increased by her e ...more
This is because the author read it herself and it's purpleness, it's fruitiness was increased by her e ...more
Sy Montgomery, the author of this book, is a naturalist, and this book documents her adventures with octopi. Most of the book takes place on the grounds of the New England Aquarium.
There Sy meets and is able to touch and feed several octopi over time. Athena, Kali, Octavia, and Karma respectively. Reading this book, you will learn that an octopus has a short life-at least the breed from the Pacific Northwest. More importantly, you will learn that octopi have different personalities and are trem ...more
There Sy meets and is able to touch and feed several octopi over time. Athena, Kali, Octavia, and Karma respectively. Reading this book, you will learn that an octopus has a short life-at least the breed from the Pacific Northwest. More importantly, you will learn that octopi have different personalities and are trem ...more
This book is subtitled "A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness" and that's what got me to pull the trigger and read it.
It doesn't live up to that, except a few sentences about "isn't it cool to think they explore the world so differently? What's that like, do ya think?" so I'm not putting this on my "Consciousness" bookshelf.
Nevertheless, it's an interesting read, and does relate a lot of good layperson science. Octopuses (that's the proper plural, I learned, because you don't ...more
It doesn't live up to that, except a few sentences about "isn't it cool to think they explore the world so differently? What's that like, do ya think?" so I'm not putting this on my "Consciousness" bookshelf.
Nevertheless, it's an interesting read, and does relate a lot of good layperson science. Octopuses (that's the proper plural, I learned, because you don't ...more
Beautiful story intermixed with really interesting science and octopus facts. I also really loved some of the physcology about how we are and what makes us creatures with a soul.
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