Science reporter Miller writes about her obsession with David Starr Jordan, a naturalist who classified a lot of fish in his day. She researches him at length, impressed by some of his professional triumphs but not quite as impressed with his personal history that may include murdering his boss. She also mixes in a little bit of her own memoir. Jordan tried to make sense out of chaos and was slapped with a lot of trials and tribulations in his life. Miller has had a bit of a hard time too and somehow makes this all work in a book that is a little chaotic itself. Still enjoyable. The narration is nicely done.
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