This is the second time I've tried to read this book. The first time, for reasons I ENTIRELY cannot explain, was as my "read 5 pages during my kid's bath" book and it just did not work.
Listening to it during my kids' baths, however, was fine. This was definitely an auditory book for me; I needed to not get stuck in the nitty gritty because, well, every part of this book is about the tinyness, Microbes are extremely cool and Yong, as anyone who has even been attempting to follow COVID knows, is excellent at what he does and how he is able to show possibility without overreach. He's one of the best science writers out there and I'm so glad I found the way to read this book that worked with my brain.
Turns out microbes are AWESOME.