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That was an exceptionally well-written review - '[S]muggling gems of empirical knowledge across the literary border...' is a wonderful phrase. Book sounds great

• msg 16y ago
  It was by Barbara Kingsolver, a great author and biologist in her own right.
• devinj 16y ago
  Perhaps I am too used to non-book reviews (I generally just go by what I've heard is good, with books). It read like a summary. I stopped reading halfway through because I was pretty sure I was getting spoilers I didn't want to get. Is this really what a good book review reads like? I couldn't even spot a firm recommendation before I stopped (although implicitly the reviewer seems to have enjoyed it).