And Another Blog to Follow

Having fallen in love with The Invisible Kingdom, I did what one does these days: I checked to see if the author had a blog. He does, and Small Wonders looks like another blog to keep reading. It's fun & funny & has fantastic links (like this one on space pens, embedded in this commentary).

The Invisible Kingdom by Idan Ben-Barak

The Invisible Kingdom is a gem. It is informative, full of wonder, and funny. I've never read a science book that was funny before!

Really, any two out of the three would make this a stand-out book, but the three together? Spectacular.

I never, ever, would have expected to be laughing out loud while reading a book on microbes, and while I might have read one or two bits out of another book (because I do things like that), I would not have read so many, or so constantly.

In his final interview-with-himself, Ben-Barak writes that "the main thing I wanted to show was how fluid and varied life is. . . . . Reality's deliciously absurd and fun" (191), and that is exactly what he conveys from page one all through.

Run to your nearest library and grab a copy--or head to the book store and buy one. It's worth it.

The Invisible Kingdom by Idan Ben-Barak, a halfway-point review

I'm reading a highly informative book on microbes.

And I'm giggling.

And I keep stopping to read bits out loud to others.