BOOK REVIEW: THE GOSPEL OF THE EELS BY PATRIK SVENSSON

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Title: The Gospel of the Eels
Author: Patrik Svensson, Anne Broomé (translator)
Published: 2020
Language: English (translated from Swedish)
Pages: 241
Rating: 3/5

Summary:

This is a story of a man and his father, and one of the strangest and most enigmatic creatures on Earth, the European eel. 

Review:

I did indeed get this book because I wanted to learn more about the eel, of all things, and so I really enjoyed this book because I learned loads!

I think the riddle of the eel is fascinating; so little is known about how it lives its life and the cycles it goes through, and a lot of what we think we know, we have never ourselves observed. It was really interesting to read a bit more about it though and try to peek behind the curtain of this mysterious creature and the life it leads.

In between the chapters about the eels, there are parts where we get to read about the author and his relationship with his father and how they used to go eel fishing together. I found these parts quite touching and I really liked how they brought this book together. They're quiet parts, but feel authentic.

It is slightly dissatisfying that there are very few answers in this book though, it has much more questions than anything else, and towards the end I felt like it got maybe a wee bit too philosophical, but overall I really enjoyed it and it introduced me to a topic I knew very little about, which is always fun. 

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