Iris E DJ’s Reviews > On the Origin of Species > Status Update

Every single chapter of this is taking like 50 minutes to read and that's when I can stay focused

Please, Charlie boy, I'm begging you, shut up about geology I don't care

I'm just as surprised every single time I remember how late plate tectonics was discovered

We're over halfway guys (it's been so long since I read a book that was >500 pages and now I feel really lazy for not getting through it quickly)

SHUT UP ABOUT BEES AND ANTS FFS

"When we reflect on this struggle, we may console ourselves with the full belief, that the war of nature is not incessant, that no fear is felt, that death is generally prompt, and that the vigorous, the healthy, and the happy survive and multiply."