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mdevlin923's review against another edition
4.0
A comprehensive (and humorous) review of how humans manage conflict with wildlife and the natural world.
Incredibly fascinating, with Roach's unique voice.
Incredibly fascinating, with Roach's unique voice.
piker89's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
calathearosy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
lisaschmizza's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
vlreid's review against another edition
4.0
This is the first book that I have read by author Mary Roach. I have to say that when she sets out of research a book, she throws herself into it! I don't read a lot of non-fiction books, but her style of narrative non-fiction is incredibly captivating. Plus she's got a real sense of humor which frequently comes through, making serious subjects much more light-hearted. Even her footnotes are a lot of fun -- don't skip them! Our book club discussion was very interesting.
Read more of my reviews at https://thegoodreader13.blogspot.com/.
Read more of my reviews at https://thegoodreader13.blogspot.com/.
trin's review against another edition
3.0
Found this unusually dull for a Mary Roach book, especially once we got past the animal attacks. Maybe my brain just couldn't engage for external reasons, or maybe this was more serious and less focused than usual. Toss up!
pothosethos's review against another edition
Laughed out loud in some parts. Mary Roach’s asides and commentary are so funny and a testament to her indefatigable curiosity. Such a delightful paring of science and humor. There were sections I skipped over that I didn’t want to know the details of (chapter 1, descriptions of people killed by animals, chapter 14, descriptions of animal traps).
daumari's review against another edition
4.0
whoops this is overdue but hey, I have the day off so I can binge today.
Fuzz is the most recent of Mary Roach's monosyllabic popular science works, but the subtitle feels a little misleading because it's not so much nature breaking laws as being nuisances to humans (often when humans encroach on space previously occupied by wildlife). The opening chapter on wildlife forensics does fit the title, but then we go on to examine elephants and macaques in India, whether or not birds are pests (and the futile efforts to eradicate them in spaces which is then reversed when considering introduced mammals in New Zealand). Plants are not exempt: tree falls and poisonous compounds are also described here.
Fuzz is the most recent of Mary Roach's monosyllabic popular science works, but the subtitle feels a little misleading because it's not so much nature breaking laws as being nuisances to humans (often when humans encroach on space previously occupied by wildlife). The opening chapter on wildlife forensics does fit the title, but then we go on to examine elephants and macaques in India, whether or not birds are pests (and the futile efforts to eradicate them in spaces which is then reversed when considering introduced mammals in New Zealand). Plants are not exempt: tree falls and poisonous compounds are also described here.