The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology WatcherClassic · Self Help, Psychology, Nonfiction
The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher
1963 · 146 pages · Nonfiction
56
Classic
★ 4.06 on Goodreads · 92K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1981). 4.06★ from 92K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
56Must-Read Score
- Readers56 out of 100 · counts 40%+25
- Critics74 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+27
- Bestseller25 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Where it ranks
- #6 of the 25 self-help and business books we rank
- #31 of the 87 science and ideas books we rank
- #151 of the 520 classics we rank
- #386 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1981)
Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) finalist (1980)
Reads as
Practical, Thought-provoking
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