Published Dec. 30, 2019 by W.W. Norton Company.
A really brilliant book that makes you think about the earth and how much humans really matter to it. Makes you feel small but realise your impact is so large. My only complaint is that it drags and is a bit dense in some parts...the science overwhelms the wonder.
Poetic exploration of underground topics, following the authors physical exploration of many of them. Caves, catacombs under Paris, hidden rivers, urban exploration and nuclear containment vaults are just some of the many topics touched on in this wonderful work.
This is the first Macfarlane book I have read, and what a treat. He goes well beyond just describing the spaces - philosophy and history often come into play. The book has one small picture at the head of each chapter, and google has the rest available when necessary. Putting some of this into the book may have been too much distraction from the descriptions and dialog. Rob certainly has some interesting friends!
Highly recommended, and only a desire to reduce my to-read list keeps me from adding every single one of his books to it. On goodreads, each of them is rated over 4, which is significant praise from the …
Poetic exploration of underground topics, following the authors physical exploration of many of them. Caves, catacombs under Paris, hidden rivers, urban exploration and nuclear containment vaults are just some of the many topics touched on in this wonderful work.
This is the first Macfarlane book I have read, and what a treat. He goes well beyond just describing the spaces - philosophy and history often come into play. The book has one small picture at the head of each chapter, and google has the rest available when necessary. Putting some of this into the book may have been too much distraction from the descriptions and dialog. Rob certainly has some interesting friends!
Highly recommended, and only a desire to reduce my to-read list keeps me from adding every single one of his books to it. On goodreads, each of them is rated over 4, which is significant praise from the reading community.
