The moment I first scanned through Your Inner Fish to acquire a sense of what the book has to offer, I thought to myself, "Can't I ever be assigned to read a book that's at least half-interesting?" I then realized that I had mistaken myself as I gradually flipped through the pages of chapter one. I guess it's true, one should never judge a book by its cover.

I was shocked and amazed when I first read, "...99 percent of all species that ever lived are now extinct... an even smaller fraction are preserved as fossils,"(pg. 3). This helped me truly realize how mysterious the world in which we live in really is. It makes me question and imagine what the world will be like thousands of years from now. Not only did Your Inner Fish keep me interested and wanting to continue to read on, but the way in which Neil Shubin's search to find the fossil that is intermediate between fish and land-living paid off after years of feeling hopeless left with a sense of respect toward Neil Shubin. How passionate must one be to risk their life and sacrifice years and years of their time to dig for only a possible successful outcome?

Not only does this book have me wanting to dig further and learn more, but it also almost has me hoping for Neil Shubin to reveal many more interesting discoveries.

-Chang Yeul (Charley) Baik