The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

Sy Montgomery

May 2015 · Highbridge Audio

About this audiobook

In this astonishing book from the author of the best selling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus—a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature—and the remarkable connections it makes with humans.

Ratings and reviews

The Soul of an Octopus is an immense journey into the mind and heart of a creature we thus far know very little about. Sy Montgomery takes the reader to a place of beauty, strength, joy and intelligence. It is well researched and written poetically and with a profound heart reaching out to understand one of the most complex creatures of our world. For me it was breathtakingly beautiful.

very boring book all it talks about is n octopus wandering around his tank 😵‍💫

One of my favorites, absolutely amazing story surrounding the most astonishing species on our planet.

About the author

Sy Montgomery was born on February 7, 1958 in Frankfurt, Germany. She is a 1979 graduate of Syracuse University, a triple major with dual degrees in Magazine Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and in French Language and Literature and in Psychology from the College of Arts and Sciences. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Keene State College in 2004, and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Franklin Pierce University and also from Southern New Hampshire University in 2011. Montgomery is a naturalist. She is an author, and scriptwriter. Her most popular book, The Good Good Pig, is a memoir of her life with her pig, Christopher Hogwood. The book became listed on the New York Times bestseller list in 2015. How to be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals was published in September 2018. Her other notable titles include Journey of the Pink Dolphins, Spell of the Tiger, and Search for the Golden Moon Bear.