Philton's Reviews > The Oldest Living Things in the World

What a great concept! I really enjoyed this book. Although you could argue that it is a coffee table book with photographs of some of the oldest living things in the world, it could also be described as a travelogue, detailing Sussman's adventures as she attempts to reach and photograph some incredibly isolated or dangerous locales.

I ate up the scientific detail she provided on some of these trees, mosses, lichen, etc (the youngest of which is 2,000 years old and the oldest perhaps 600,000 years old), and actually wish there had been more. I could also quibble with some of her artistic choices for photographs, although I do understand that she didn't always have the luxury of getting the shots she wanted. Overall, however, an excellent read.