In The Book of Eels, Patrik Svensson interweaves what is known of the strange biology of eels with the history of human interaction and investigation of them as well as how eels have shaped his own life.  The reader comes away with a much greater appreciation for these admittedly creepy creatures, details about historical figures you wouldn’t have expected, and respect for his family. Eels are an ancient creature that metamorphize dramatically, going from tiny leaf shapes floating in the Sargasso Sea, to translucent creatures […]