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coley28's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
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medium-paced
4.0
cgcpoems's review against another edition
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4.0
This book really beautifully combined Macdonald’s story of training and loving her hawk with the grief of losing her father, while interspersing nuggets of info about TH White’s life. I’m closing “H Is For Hawk” having learned a lot, and appreciate how balanced the narrative felt despite juggling multiple threads of thought. I’d recommend this to anyone that reads nonfiction, but mostly to animal lovers and those dealing with the loss of a family member.
jencunn2024's review against another edition
4.0
This book was fascinating and cathartic. It is an award-winning memoir by author Helen McDinald. The crux is that she is mourning the death of her father and spends as a falconer who decidedly enters training with a goshawk in Scotland. Her roll through grief is heartbreaking and enlightening. I loved the shadow biography of TS white. The premise of this book is surreal but intriguing as McDonald begins communing with nature as a falconer. There are some slow parts but overall it is a well-paced piece on dying and grieving. Very well written and educational since most laymen readers do not know much about falconry.
suzzeb22's review against another edition
4.0
An interesting look at grief, falconry and the life of T.H White; author of one of my favourite childhood books The Sword in the Stone.
ellenhawkins's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful writing with many thoughtful passages and unique revelations. Dragged a bit towards the end, but all in all a deeply introspective and thought-provoking read.
jrdnfrmn's review against another edition
1.0
I really wanted to like this book.. but any interesting aspect of the story was overshadowed by the author’s excessive conceit and melodrama. I bore with it for twelve chapters, excusing the writing style in hopes of gleaning something from it. But ultimately decided it was not worth finishing.
amcurban's review against another edition
About halfway through and I really haven't seen the "feral anger" promised by the description. Really wanted a complex exploration of anger, but so far I find a women escaping her grief by focusing on a creature that may not (or may) be capable of grieving. Might come back to it later, just wasn't what I thought it was going to be.
sivureitti's review against another edition
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5.0