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The Organ Dealer: ⭐⭐⭐.5

‘Spectral Light’ by Amy Irvine reminds me camping at BC Hydro in Frazier River valley - my dog bulleted from 3 am slumber and dolphin punched a hole in the tent trying to get out, hackles up and shaking but still silent. A brown bear walked through our site to where neighbors left food out. I screamed at the dog and it escalated enough noise that people with guns swarmed us within minutes.

The New West: Did he try and talk to the bear? Did he project peaceful energy?

The Old West: I hope he shot the son of a bitch.

Kind of digging the article on orbital debris removal, hope it has a happy ending. Most of these articles seem to be about biosphere impoverishment and are serious downers. Important of course, but a couple of lighter pieces would be nice. You know it’s dark when the piece on prosopagnosia was a welcome relief.

I enjoyed the piece on Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico

Skimming some of the articles now

Aren’t there any cheerful pieces in this collection?!? Good grief

“Since it’s a superstition among poachers that letting birds go free ruins a site, the unmarketable species are torn up and dropped on the ground or left to die in the nets.” Humans are so cruel

Songbird trapping. Gross

Enjoying it

Kidney transplant crime rings were not what I was expecting

in a shocking turn of events, reading about the public's response to same-sex behavior in animals is an Experience. it is not a good one.

I love skipping large chunks of books because of subject matter. Love It.

you don't have to eat the birds, bruh

wow so many green eating cultures are so fucking obnoxious please never speak to me

Got to go back to the library

Continue to dip into this essay collection. Some are fantastic. All are informative.

Amazing

So far I am really enjoying this book, its insightful and thought provoking read.

So much awesomeness.

So far I am really enjoying this book, its insightful and thought provoking read.

So far I am really enjoying this book, its insightful and thought provoking read.

So far I am really enjoying this book, its insightful and thought provoking read.

So far really enjoying the read.

Apparent lack of progress on this book should not be taken as lack of interest. This is a book of short science and nature pieces that are individually pretty interesting so far. However, I currently am reading this only on my ipod when I am waiting on line or in the car waiting for someone.

Just finished three incredibly depressing medical articles in a row...might have to go kill myself now. You couldn't have put some happy thoughts in between those, MR?

So far, my favorite story is the one that describes how to survive free-falling from 35,000 feet. Might come in handy some day.

Loving it. I'm going to be sad to finish this one.

Really, really interesting stuff.