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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating (Elizabeth Kolbert)

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Hoping this is like "Raising Hare," one of my favorite reads ever.

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Maribeth
Maribeth
@maribethOct 8, 2026
Oh this book is lovely. Super short. Leaves you with a deeper appreciation for life, and health, and the feeling of hope.
blakely
blakely
@blakelyOct 8, 2026

aw I am excited

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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
Varsh

Varsh

“I picked this up as the title caught my eye and I finished it in one sitting. I didn’t expect to be emotionally attached to a snail. The author is given a wild snail to keep her company during a phase of debilitating illness, it is full of insight and little discoveries that make it a moving read.”

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Rocky

Rocky

“The first book that comes to mind is this. Just the most hopeful little treatise on noticing the world around you, no matter how slow or how small.”

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kelsey

kelsey

“Part short biography, part ecological study, Elizabeth Tova Bailey shares her story of chronic illness and how a snail became her confidant through it.”

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