Hunt for the Shadow Wolf: The lost history of wolves in Britain and the myths and stories that surround them by Derek Gow

3.57 AVERAGE

silverine1's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced
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phoenixish's review against another edition

3.0
funny hopeful informative fast-paced

bradf96's review against another edition

4.0
Really enjoyed this fascinating telling of the history and folklore of wolves in the Western world. Very easy to listen to, although at times jumped ahead a little. Otherwise fantastic!
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rosehw's review against another edition

3.5
hopeful informative fast-paced

lalalioon's review against another edition

4.75
dark funny informative sad medium-paced

bookdan_bookson's review against another edition

3.75
informative inspiring relaxing medium-paced
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hare_in_the_garden's review against another edition

4.0
informative reflective medium-paced
I really, really enjoyed Hunt for the Shadow Wolf. It covers a lot of lesser-known wolf history and lore, and I enjoyed following the author on this voyage of discovery. Derek Gow is clearly passionate about the subject, and that comes through in a way that pulls you in. There were a few points where I felt he might have been too emotionally involved to handle all the sources totally objectively, but I can’t hold that against him. Overall, I think the picture he paints is fair.

I listened to the audiobook and have a lot of respect for the narrator, who handled some moments of tongue-twisting prose with ease. It was enough for me to forgive his mispronunciation of “Veluwe.”

caesura_19's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

scorpio's review against another edition

2.5
It has interesting bits but it’s just not my kind of non fiction
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alyxinthestars's review against another edition

3.0
informative reflective slow-paced