Zbrodnie Robali. Wesz, Która Pokonała Armię Napoleona, I Inne Diaboliczne Insekty (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
I was one of those weird kids who liked to squat down on the ground and look at insects. I remember my 1st grade teacher told my mother that I was a smart kid because during a fire drill, while all of the other kids were playing and goofing off, I was crouched down, playing with ants. This book definitely appealed to me. The book is about a series of insects, not arranged in a particular order. Each entry describes some of the most destructive, deadly or horrible insects. I learned a bit in this book.The reason for my 3 star and not higher rating was at about 150 pages it, it got to be a bit tedious. The book was crafted well and i'm glad there is more when I decide to go back and re-read it, but it got to be a bit much! Parasitic, opportunistic, and hard to get rid of. No - I'm not talking about Sarah Palin. What I'm referring to are the worms, flies, beetles, spiders, and other insects in Amy Stewart's Wicked Bugs. This book is even more disturbing than the books precursor, Wicked Plants. I also found it more compelling and harder to put down than Wicked Plants. Perhaps because the human-insect relationship is a bit more intense than the human-plant relationship. Consider the woman who extracted her pet tarantula's poison sack and baked it into a pie in a laughable attempt to kill her husband and collect on an insurance policy. Also interesting are some of the evolutionary tactics these insects employ and how they continue to adapt to humans in their quest to exterminate them. Another great part of this book are the illustrations - definitely enough to make your skin crawl.
What do You think about Zbrodnie Robali. Wesz, Która Pokonała Armię Napoleona, I Inne Diaboliczne Insekty (2012)?
Entertaining, interesting, good casual read. :) Especially if you like bugs.
—jessy
Informative but rarely entertaining. Ended up as background noise.
—lolly
