Nature Literature discussion

Please add your comments about Insectopolis: A Natural History here.

My tiny, rural library had a copy of this, so I'll be taking part in the conversation soon!

Picking up my copy tomorrow. So excited!

I'm about halfway through Insectopolis right now. So far, the segment about mosquitos has been particularly interesting to me.

I'm not a big graphic novel person myself, so I'm not sure how the illustrations compare to other works. I would rate them as "average" I suppose. But there have been a couple of times so far where I'm confused which panel I'm supposed to be reading next. Is that just me because of my inexperience with the genre?

I've also struggled with graphic novels and a friend who reads a lot of them said they need to be read twice. Once for the story and once for the artwork

Thanks for the tip, Hayley. I've finished it (once) - I liked it and it definitely held my interest. I learned some things, was reminded of some others and would recommend it to others as an introduction to the world of entomology.

I just finished this book and loved it. More science books should be written in the graphic novel style. Beautiful artwork, and I loved the insects personalities. I think this is an approachable science book for people of all ages.

Just got this book from the library and I’m excited to read it!! 🦟🐜🪲🪳🦋

I finished up the book a few days ago and I really enjoyed it! I agree that more science books should be written in the graphic novel style - the information is more digestable and interesting with visuals! It was cool to see how the histories of insects and humans intertwine. It also was nice to see the common misconceptions about certain species get debunked! So glad I joined the group and got recommended to read it!