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A review by kscrimshaw
The Eye by Simon Ings
4.0
This book probably deserves another star but I didn't "love" it so I gave it four instead. The reason I didn't love it, really can’t be blamed on Simon Ings. I think he has actually accomplished something quite amazing. The fault lay in my being not quite knowledgeable enough going in, so that bits of it were a bit of a slog. I will confess that some pages, I read twice and then just shrugged and moved on. Other bits, however, were absolutely fascinating. I found the chapter on how we perceive colour particularly interesting.
This book is quite broad in scope, despite being entirely about the eye, so those looking for specific, in depth information in any one area will probably need to go elsewhere. If, however you are interested in evolutionary theory generally, the history of our knowledge of vision and the role that it plays in our lives (and the lives of other beasts as well) and want something meatier than your average pop science offering, then this is your book.
This book is quite broad in scope, despite being entirely about the eye, so those looking for specific, in depth information in any one area will probably need to go elsewhere. If, however you are interested in evolutionary theory generally, the history of our knowledge of vision and the role that it plays in our lives (and the lives of other beasts as well) and want something meatier than your average pop science offering, then this is your book.