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stephaniesteen73's review against another edition
5.0
Listened on audio, read by the author in his wonderful British accent. A great choice for a "slow but steady" read! Incredibly well researched and presented in a clear, understandable way. I did not know I would find this as fascinating as I did!
diana_reads_and_reads's review against another edition
4.0
I can practically hear the Rocky music as I *finally* finish An Immense World. I was really struggling to read this in print because of the sheer number of footnotes. Going back and forth between the fonts was hurting my eyes and giving me a headache, plus it was highly distracting. I found the footnote information really interesting, but it was just too much for me. Switching to audio meant that I could get through it with no headaches and no distraction.
Absolutely chock full of fascinating information and written in an accessible, compelling style, I’d highly recommend this to anyone who likes narrative nonfiction and the natural world. Call me an editorial nerd, but I thought Yong’s transitions between chapters were particularly well done. I found the last three chapters the most interesting and I appreciated that the last chapter emphasizes that learning this information isn’t just for education or for trivia but because it is important to preserve our sensory world for humans and all the species with which we share the planet.
Absolutely chock full of fascinating information and written in an accessible, compelling style, I’d highly recommend this to anyone who likes narrative nonfiction and the natural world. Call me an editorial nerd, but I thought Yong’s transitions between chapters were particularly well done. I found the last three chapters the most interesting and I appreciated that the last chapter emphasizes that learning this information isn’t just for education or for trivia but because it is important to preserve our sensory world for humans and all the species with which we share the planet.
rogerd's review against another edition
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5.0
Utterly brilliant; a premium example of accessible popular science. So exciting I will buuy a copy so as to be able easily to refer back to it again and again.