5/31/2023 0 Comments The soul of an octopus![]() At times, it seems little more than an exercise in self indulgence as the author celebrates her good fortune at being allowed to regularly go behind-the-scenes of the Aquarium to pet their resident octopuses. They are renowned escape artists with a decentralized nervous system unlike anything we know of in the vertebrate world.Īlas, having a fascinating topic doesn’t automatically make for a fascinating book. And why shouldn’t she? Octopuses are amazing creatures, invertebrates with three hearts and nine brains who can change color in response to mood or to camouflage themselves. Montgomery is effusive in her enthusiasm for octopuses and describes how she weeps tears of joy the first time she sees one in the wild. She does this largely by spending time with the octopus keepers and their charges at the New England Aquarium, with a side trip diving in the Caribbean to see their wild brethren. The Soul of an Octopus follows author Sy Montgomery’s quest to get to know octopuses. ![]() ![]() Now a few golden embellishments stare up at me from the pages, questioning me as to whether I will doom them to remain pressed in a book I’m unlikely to reference frequently. ![]() Is anything quite so disappointing as picking up a book that you fully expect to be a five-star read and being met with something you can only generously call mediocre? I was so excited at the prospect of learning about octopuses, those wonderful invertebrates, that I sat down with my beloved book darts, certain that I’d want to permanently tag many interesting passages. ![]() Scroll all the way to the bottom for movie recommendation! ![]()
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