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Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secrets to Longevity by Nicklas Brendborg
i am back with another review on a science non fiction book! the secret and mysteries behind living a long life never interested me that much, until my classmate told me that she started reading this book. after diving into the summery, i came to the conclusion that this is a side of biology that actually do interest me. so, i went ahead and bought a copy of this book.
soon after, i started reading and annotating in it, and let me tell you: this book did not dissapoint. if you read some more of my reviews, you might have realised that i was slowly falling more and more in love with science non-fiction, and with good reasons! the mysterious art of immortality is no joke and at first glance sounds like a science fiction novel, but it is more than that. it is actually a lot closer than we realise, the only part is: every postive point has a double negative opposite to that. over the years, evolutions made out bodies way too complicated
if you want to start reading science non-fiction, i want to recommend this one. yes, there is science talk, but the author explains the terms clear and logically, with a spice of sarcasm. plus, the topic is really interesting :D
4.5
i am back with another review on a science non fiction book! the secret and mysteries behind living a long life never interested me that much, until my classmate told me that she started reading this book. after diving into the summery, i came to the conclusion that this is a side of biology that actually do interest me. so, i went ahead and bought a copy of this book.
soon after, i started reading and annotating in it, and let me tell you: this book did not dissapoint. if you read some more of my reviews, you might have realised that i was slowly falling more and more in love with science non-fiction, and with good reasons! the mysterious art of immortality is no joke and at first glance sounds like a science fiction novel, but it is more than that. it is actually a lot closer than we realise, the only part is: every postive point has a double negative opposite to that. over the years, evolutions made out bodies way too complicated
if you want to start reading science non-fiction, i want to recommend this one. yes, there is science talk, but the author explains the terms clear and logically, with a spice of sarcasm. plus, the topic is really interesting :D
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Medical content
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
5.0
5 /5 stars
fiction/ contemporary/ literary
"i pay attention to the language of things in this world that don't use words."
sweet bean paste is book about troubles and finding comfort in the small things. i got sucked into the story and the subtle frienship of tokue and sentaro, and my mind didn't want to leave the novel behind. the whole reason behind the book has me thinking the most: 'what is my reason in life?' it's a hard question to answer and takes often a long life to come to a conclusion. and most of the time, one that is left unanswered.
the author writes this book is a captivating way that you just want to finish the book. but also leaves you with questions that only you can answer afterwards. questions that will require some thinking about certain things in life, but also things that you never thought of before. the art of listening to things in this world that don't use words, while most of them also have a story to tell.
this is a book for you if you love to think about certain parts in life that you probably only briefly thought of before. but also, if you are one who enjoys being sucked into a world that can hit close to home. at least, i have found one of my new favourites.
fiction/ contemporary/ literary
"i pay attention to the language of things in this world that don't use words."
sweet bean paste is book about troubles and finding comfort in the small things. i got sucked into the story and the subtle frienship of tokue and sentaro, and my mind didn't want to leave the novel behind. the whole reason behind the book has me thinking the most: 'what is my reason in life?' it's a hard question to answer and takes often a long life to come to a conclusion. and most of the time, one that is left unanswered.
the author writes this book is a captivating way that you just want to finish the book. but also leaves you with questions that only you can answer afterwards. questions that will require some thinking about certain things in life, but also things that you never thought of before. the art of listening to things in this world that don't use words, while most of them also have a story to tell.
this is a book for you if you love to think about certain parts in life that you probably only briefly thought of before. but also, if you are one who enjoys being sucked into a world that can hit close to home. at least, i have found one of my new favourites.