Eel

Animal Series

by Richard Schweid

When pulled from the mud of creeks, ponds, rivers, or the sea, the eel, with its slick, snake-like body, emerges as an extremely mundane and even unappealing fish. But don t let the appearance fool you the eel has been one of the world s favorite foods si

Genres: Nonfiction, Natural History, Mythology, Art, Nature, Science, History

225 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Abu Hasan محمد عبيد · Rating 4 out of 5]

لم أكن أتوقع أن هذا الكائن الأسود الأملس، الذي كنّا نتربص به ليلا عند نبع ماء في قريتنا لنسترق إليه النظر وهو يخرج على حياء ليسبح قليلا ثم سرعان ما يختفي، يختزن كل هذا التاريخ والحضور

[Islamjawad · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Lucy Moore · Rating 3 out of 5]

No my fave in the Animal Series - factually ace but a couple if things grated:

1) the North Sea doesn't go near Northern Ireland and he repeatedly talks about the North Sea and Irish rivers. Look at a map!!!

2) there was a really dismissive tone about fisher people who lived quiet solitary lives - Dude, you've written a book on eels you don't get to judge others!

All in all, good but some dodgy geography and a too judgemental attitude for my taste.

[Kathleen O'Neal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably my favorite book I've read so far in the Reaktion Animal series. I have always loved eels and this book is a fascinating look at how much we still don't know about freshwater eels despite their importance globally as a food source. Highly recommended for the odd person (like myself) who wakes up one day and thinks to herself "I really want to read a book about eels."

[Mary · Rating 2 out of 5]

After reading Eels, by James Prosek, I was excited to pick up another book about this fascinating fish. However, this book read more like hodge-podged wikipedia article. Only my love of eels got me from cover to cover.