[REVIEW] Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

As I start getting interested in the definition of consciousness and the complexity of the brain, reading about octopuses is the starting point, right?
As a vegetarian, it´s been at least 20 years since the last time I hate octopus, which I don´t regret at all. I didn´t know they like/dislike people, I also didn't know they use tools and were so intelligent --> which means that my next reads need to include the book "Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are?" by Frans de Waal...


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[REVIEW] The Five

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I listened to this audiobook while assembling my new bookshelves, so it was a very introspective process.
It was important for me to learn about these women´s lives to understand how life was difficult for women back in Victorian times. The book sounds very well researched and the author is cautious to use words like "likely" and "probably" when making assumptions about their decisions.
The author is absolutely right when she suggests us - as a society - to stop idolizing the murderer and remember the victims... I think this kind of maturity has still a long way to go in today´s mentalities.

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