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The Voyage of the Beagle | Charles Darwin

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Don‘t read this book unless lots of animal death and racism don‘t bother you and you‘re just super into Victorian science. I‘m Brooke H on Goodreads if you want to read my full review. (And yes, I did read this entire book to prep for a trip to the Galapagos. Of which there was one chapter. So.)

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JayneBence

All Our Shimmering Skies | Trent Dalton

so-so

I have enjoyed Trent Daltons books and this was good but not as enjoyable. I felt like his detail about every little description of rocks, dirt and forest was too descriptive! It was a good story and a had some beautiful and sad moments. Worth a read but not his best.

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The Ghost in the Garden : In Search of Darwin's Lost Garden | Jude Piesse

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I received a free copy of this book through LibraryThing in exchange for a review.

Piesse has written a wonderful, meandering exploration of the Darwin family, their childhood garden in Shrewsbury, her own journey into motherhood as an academic, garden labour and the people who do it, and the importance of place and the living world as we all face the crisis of global heating. â¬‡ï¸

bibliothecarivs My family and I briefly visited Shrewsbury from the US in Oct 2016 so it was interesting to think of the author possibly being in the town and writing the book while we were there.

It was very strange to be reading two nonfiction books at the same time (this one and Desert Solitaire by Ed Abbey) that include people killing rabbits by throwing stones.

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bibliothecarivs Reminded me of this one:

Uprooted: On the Trail of the Green Man

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The Ghost in the Garden : In Search of Darwin's Lost Garden | Jude Piesse

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OutsmartYourShelf

Emma Darwin: The Inspirational Wife of a Genius | Edna Healey

so-so

A biography of Emma Darwin (nÃ©e Wedgwood), the wife of naturalist & evolutionist Charles Darwin. Both Charles & Emma (they were first cousins) came from impressive backgrounds with Emma being the granddaughter of Josiah Wedgwood of the Stoke potteries fame, whilst Charles was the grandson of Erasmus Darwin, one of the key figures of the 18th century. (Continued)

OutsmartYourShelf Both families had their fair share of academics but they were also passionately involved in campaigns such as the abolition of slavery, & animal welfare.

Before reading this book my knowledge of Charles Darwin was rudimentary at best, & I hadn't realised that he suffered so much ill health. I also hadn't heard much about his wife & children at all. 4mo

OutsmartYourShelf The book first goes back to those well-known grandfathers & traces the lives of their descendants. I thought it was mainly interesting but there were occasions where it became a little difficult to keep who everyone was & who was married to whom straight in one's head - even with the family trees at the start. It also became a little dry in places. Overall I did enjoy it though. 3â

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OutsmartYourShelf Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4276342852
Read 5th-9th July 2024

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The Ghost in the Garden : In Search of Darwin's Lost Garden | Jude Piesse

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IriDas

Darwin's Ghosts: In Search of the First Evolutionists | Rebecca Stott

still testing how this site works

TheBookgeekFrau Welcome! This site can be a little confusing at first. I'm happy to answer any questions--just tag me in a reply to this comment or you can comment on one of my posts. @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks is there still a link for new users to learn about Litsy to help out here? 6mo

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Darwin's Ghosts: In Search of the First Evolutionists | Rebecca Stott