Vishwesh
“We moved from being a part of nature to being apart from nature, we need to reverse that transition” A Life on Our Planet is very accessible. It's coming from 94-year-old legend Sir David Attenborough who has been a witness to the entire world change in front of his eyes, it's his witness statement.
This book is divided into three parts, the first of which features highlights from Attenborough's filmmaking career. The second part is short, “What Lies Ahead”, but it serves as a bridge to the third part and clarifies several new concepts and the third part is “the vision for the future” which is where he discusses possible changes we need.
Most of the writing here will stick with you long after you have closed the book: “We often talk of saving the planet, but the truth is that we must do these things to save ourselves.”
It's not usual rant about Climate Change, Global Warming, Saving the Planet, etc. but real experiences and things Sir David Attenborough witnessed in his journey. He manages to connect all the dots really well. He is very direct and hits you hard with facts and figures but also gives you possible changes we can make in the end.
This was indeed an eye-opener book for me.
A unique style of writing. This is my first book by the author Elif Shafak and I loved it. The storytelling is poetic and stimulates all the senses. The smells, sounds, and touches remain with you even after reading. The fragrance of cardamom coffee, the smell of sugar-and-lemon, the aromatic lamb stew, the taste of watermelon, and the soil in her mouth are described in a way that you feel them.
This book is full of quotes and highlights for me. One I particularly liked
What a wonderful book. All the characters are so adorable. This book is all about the chemistry between all these characters. Though they are from different alien races, it's very much a found family dynamic, it is very much about the people that we meet along the way and how they become part of our family, our group of friends, our colleagues. This is an adventure story with colorful and vibrant and lively characters but it's still science fiction.
I think I found my comfort Sci-Fi author in Becky Chambers. She is clever and very diverse.
This is by far the nicest dystopian?? - Nah! as someone said, a cozypunk book I've read. I've become a fan of this writing. All along this book made me think, made me happy, and made me curious about future volumes. I ❤️ Mosscap and Sibling Dex!
The main character is referred to as They/Them is also a great refreshing take!
This part definitely stunned me. It's full of twists and turns and got me hooked up so well that I was putting morning alarm to make sure I get at least 60-90 minutes of uninterrupted listening time. (I listened to the Audiobook). This was epic. I wish the story ended here but there is a third volume which I will pick up soon.
This is a rare occasion when I was so engrossed in any of the SF books. The characters, science is so believable and sounds very relatable but has a lot of scientific flaws. Don't dig deep there.
It's a journey in the history of science and modern cutting-edge technological advances.
I loved this first volume and looking for answers in the second and third.
I heard the audiobook version of this and it is definitely a nicely written book. It is slow but I think it's an apt pace for such a story. The author focuses mainly on the characters and their stories than the fantasy element of time travel. Though the stories get predictable you are hooked to them because everything happens in a cozy cafe and the story has a pull where it feels as if you sitting on one of the tables and witnessing everything happening around you.
If you are drinking coffee while reading this one, make sure you “drink your coffee before it gets cold”, mine went cold as I was so engrossed in reading/listening.