Spider and Web

Well, it's exactly what it says on the tin, so to speak: a photobook (no words to be found) of spiders and webs. That does not, however, make it a GOOD photobook - not by a long shot. In fact, this is seemingly something thrown together in two minutes to make money or gain popularity. I mean, the person who published this didn't even bother to spellcheck the title of the Amazon listing; this is a “photoboo” of “spicers,” apparently, and “that' s amazing!”

The main problem I have with this book is that it's very inconsistent. The photography quality and aesthetic vary wildly between pictures, which are all of completely inconsistent sizes, making it seem almost as if these were lifted from the internet rather than taken by the ‘author' herself. There are no explanations for what is being seen (knowing the type of spider would be nice) and no credits to the photographer/s - not even a small mention to reassure that she took the photos herself - which is almost certainly not the case, regardless, because there are a couple of obvious Photoshop jobs (including a spider with an owl's beak and eyes and a computer mouse with spider legs). On top of that, there are a few repetitions or vaguely different angles which look the same.

While some of the pictures truly are fun to look at, they'd be more fun to view on the sites of their true creators and/or with information to let viewers know what types of spiders and/or what locations these pictures are from. I would not recommend anyone get this book, as you can just go to Google images and search for pictures of spiders for free.