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Eels: An Exploration, From New Zealand To The Sargasso, Of The World's Most Mysterious Fish (2010)

by James Prosek(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0060566116 (ISBN13: 9780060566111)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Harper

review 1: Part travelogue part meditation on the catadromous eels of the world. Prosek writes elequent praise of a fish that has been much maligned. I own most of his books and am a big fan of his art. As a sushi lover I was really fascinated by his descriptions of the commercial operations that bring eel to the worlds markets. If you are interested in fish, ecology, conservation and even ethnographic studies this would be a worthy read.
review 2: A decent book, but it fell short of the awe inspired by it's literary cousin: "The Secret Life of Lobsters". It almost like a travel book about a tour of eel important areas, rather than an "exploration...of the world's most myserious fish". Probably the biggest short coming was the lack of photographs, but there were occa... moressional small sketches and possibly etchings as chapter headings. The most engaging parts of the book had to deal with the authors handling of the people he met during his journeys. There were many colorful characters from widely divergent cultures. It was very obvious how much respect he had for all those who shared their stories with him. That and the dude likes to get fucked up with foreigners! Word. less

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