Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Extreme Longevity
Karen Latchana Kenney · 2018
78/100
👍 Worth It
Kenney picks one of the most quietly astonishing subjects in biology — creatures that live for hundreds or thousands of years — and treats it with real scientific respect, interviewing working researchers and explaining the methods behind the discoveries. Pando and the Greenland shark alone are worth the read. Dense in spots for younger high schoolers, but science-curious teens and adults will find it a genuinely mind-expanding hour.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance80
craft76
originality82
accuracy88
hype82
age-fit80
human-eye78
Penny’s verdict78
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