Member Reviews

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  • Rated 4 stars

  “I read this in my high school literature class. It surprises me that it is still being read.The book is well-written and a head of its time. In the 60's it was revolutionary. I remember having to write a paper on what a "Silent Spring" would be like to live through. ”

  khabira wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “I understand how important this book was in raising awareness about environmental problems, but I was very put off by Carson's writing style. Carson attacks the reader and society in her book, and uses fearful predictions of the future to persuade. Environmentalists today are still relying on this communication tactic, unaware or simply ignorant that it alienates those who they wish most to persuade, but resonates with those that are already persuaded. If any new action or progress is to happen, it is necessary to discard the rhetoric that uses fear as a basis of motivation for acting a problem that has no tangible and directly correlating effects on our daily lives. Sure, polar bears may be drowning in the north pole, but that only motivates some people to change their ways...”

  Ingrid K wrote this review Monday, August 25 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Silent Spring is a great read! The author explains what can be the culprits of our sleeping disorders; organs malfunction, or decline, and autoimmune illness as attributed to pesticides used inside and outside the home, including the foods we eat and the water we drink. Rinsing off fruits and vegetables does not necessary rid them of pesticides as pesticides penetrates the skin of the fruits and vegetables. When bees pollinate, they carry the toxins from one plant to the next thus contaminating every plant they pollinate, including the honey they produce. Weed killing agents acts on animal tissues and can induce malignant tumors, cause a fatal rise in body temperature, and strike at genetic material by causing gene mutation. This is a sampling of the information Silent Spring has to offer. Silent Spring is the most important and informative nonfiction book I’ve read this year.”

  Vannessagrace wrote this review Monday, July 14 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Another one of those paradigm shifters!”

  Anita B wrote this review Saturday, June 7 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Read it in college...am now an environmental scientist. Nuff said.”

  Danielle S wrote this review Monday, April 28 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 0 stars

  “Hats off to Rachel Carson for exposing the environmental affects off DDT. Being an environmental scienist myself, this is a must read.”

  Veronica B wrote this review Monday, March 31 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 0 stars

  “Helped spread the cause of global warming, eliminate the use of harmful pesticides, and promote energy efficiency. This is the prelude to "An Inconvenient Truth". This book was written in the 60's and Carson was one of the first people back then to take global warming seriously, forget about Al Gore, Carson deserves the prize”

  Hi There wrote this review Wednesday, March 26 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 0 stars

  “Okay, so I haven't read this yet. BUT I need to say this: the title always struck me as perfect for a book about menopause. Just sayin'...”

  sarahdactyl wrote this review Wednesday, March 26 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “This book was written in the early 60's, and I didn't realize that many of the processes she describes (e.g., cancer and fermentation) were understood to this extend at this point in time. To think we have had this knowledge all this time, yet done so little with it only confirms to me that cancer is a huge industy that many people profit from - it ain't goin' away. Had a mamaogram lately? Know how it really affects the body? Hmmm... And then there's the sudden miracle vaccine for cervical cancer that does wonders to inspiree my trust in modern science.”

  Lori C wrote this review Thursday, February 28 2008. ( reply | permalink )