Insectopedia

"A collection of imaginative forays into what, for most readers, will be terra incognita. . . . Insectopedia qualifies as food for thought. . . . As inventive and wide ranging and full of astonishing surprises as the vast insect world itself. Raffles takes us on a delirious journey." --The New York Times

"Impossible to categorize, wildly stimulating. . . . A disconcerting, fantastical, (multi-)eye-opening journey into another existence." --The New York Times Book Review

"Vivid and fascinating. . . . This book will challenge your view of insects and make you see these wonderful creatures from a new perspective." --New Scientist

"As Raffles shows our nearby neighbors to be at once dangerous and beautiful, common and incomprehensible, he refracts a world that is newly fascinating." --Audubon Magazine (Editors' Choice)

"[A] big, beautiful testament to the glory of paying attention." --The Boston Globe

"The coolest, most beautifully written book on bugs imaginable." --San Francisco Chronicle

"Sings with scholarship, deft writing, and an authentic fascination with the six-legged creatures that have so long roamed the Earth." --Seed Magazine

"Combines elements of science, history, travel and popular culture to form a sparkling whole, a wide-ranging and idiosyncratic survey of a world we all too often scorn or swat. . . . [Raffles] reminds us of the connections among all creatures, of the unfathomable mysteries that separate us, and of the fragility and resilience of life." --The Providence Journal

"A revelation of the world of our fellow creatures . . . by a writer whose style is equal to his huge and strange task." --Buffalo News (Editor's Choice)

"Unusual and most engaging." --The Seattle Times

"Provocative. . . . Insectopedia opens up a can of worms and it's doubtful they can be herded back in." --Santa Cruz Sentinel

"Lucid and often beautifully constructed prose. . . . We can't recommend it highly enough." --Austin Chronicle

"The most readable book ever written about insects." --The Stranger

"Gorgeous, fascinating, and thought-provoking. . . . A stunning, sensitively written, insightful book. . . . Raffles set out to write a book about how people learn something new about themselves through relationships with insects, and he succeeded admirably." --Bookslut