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flamethrower's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
ndwisard's review against another edition
2.0
Honestly he sounded pretentious and his writing annoyed me, it felt like he tried too hard to be poetic and ethereal.
cdeane61's review against another edition
5.0
This is without a doubt one of the most beautifully written books I have ever read.
A series of vignettes, some longer, some very brief, detailing the authors encounters with the animal of the chapters title. But really so much more..... a sense of the environment at the time, the mood of the author, even a venue for the factual extra ordinariness of the animal in question.
All this in language that is a joy to read. Words strung together in such a way as to take your breath away, stop your reading and savor the sentence.
Childs has other works published and I will be seeking them out.
A series of vignettes, some longer, some very brief, detailing the authors encounters with the animal of the chapters title. But really so much more..... a sense of the environment at the time, the mood of the author, even a venue for the factual extra ordinariness of the animal in question.
All this in language that is a joy to read. Words strung together in such a way as to take your breath away, stop your reading and savor the sentence.
Childs has other works published and I will be seeking them out.
greywolfheir's review against another edition
2.0
Although a nice, calming read, the book comes off as a little too spiritual and hippie-esque for a science minded person
misslupinelady's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
susanreadstheworld's review against another edition
2.0
I got halfway and decided it's not for me. The way he writes feels like he's trying too hard to be interesting.
mattstebbins's review against another edition
5.0
By far one of my favorite books of 2016 - the sort I angrily wish Kerri and I had had a chance to write first - made all the more powerful by how many of Childs' experiences mirror my own, and yet his words are still no less potent for that shared experience.
[5 stars for being as close to perfection as any outdoor book I've recently read.]
[5 stars for being as close to perfection as any outdoor book I've recently read.]
ollie_lee's review against another edition
3.0
Craig Childs is poetic and writes about the animals he encounters in the most beautiful way. I really enjoyed the chapters about ravens and the porcupine. You can really tell that he must have written these different stories at very diverse times in his life. Some are written very straight forward with basic facts (These tended to bore me), and some are written with emotion and lots of humor. A great read to have around for picking up and reading a random chapter.