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aimee70807's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
Short and sweet and full of interesting tidbits!
faerieontheshelf's review against another edition
4.0
my new favourite niche genre is non-fiction nature writing, where the woods and the wilds of the world are described in tantalisingly beautiful detail.
alexandraidonea's review
4.0
Five stars for my interest, four for delivery. I was fascinated to learn about foxes mostly in the U.K., though the author has experience working worldwide; it’s stirred in me again the desire to be working outdoors and with animals/nature. A particular awe for the world, childlike, has awoken in me again, partially through recent recommitment to exercise as relief from anxiety and this book came at the exact right time - I felt actual chills at many sections in how in tune I felt with how the author described the natural world and humans’ place in it and responsibility to it. Those who know me well know my affinity for foxes, and the book did not disappoint. It was less academic than expected, more anecdotal, but entirely sourced - it was the delivery that threw me off, but in the end I enjoyed that thoroughly as well. It was like having a conversation with a friend, listening to stories of experience. I’m suggesting to everyone to read this book, fox fanatics or no - hopefully others feel as connected with nature afterward as I do.
ishmael's review
3.0
I didn't realize going in this would be focusing heavily on England, where foxes are much closer to raccoon status than in America. They've adapted to urban areas and plenty of people see them as pests, with the media inflating any conflict. Lots of talk about how people can peacefully coexist with wildlife.
The author greatly dislikes foxes being kept as pets--the Russian project gets no more than a couple sentences and she expresses doubt on the ethics of the experiment and glosses over whether it could be considered successful. She's open to the idea that such a thing could happen much further in the future, but current sees fox pets a status symbol where the person doesn't actually care about the animal at all. She straight up says "get a dog."
I enjoyed it but would've preferred a book with a broader and deeper focus.
The author greatly dislikes foxes being kept as pets--the Russian project gets no more than a couple sentences and she expresses doubt on the ethics of the experiment and glosses over whether it could be considered successful. She's open to the idea that such a thing could happen much further in the future, but current sees fox pets a status symbol where the person doesn't actually care about the animal at all. She straight up says "get a dog."
I enjoyed it but would've preferred a book with a broader and deeper focus.
harmony's review
3.0
Very short, somewhat repetitive, and unsatisfying. This just doesn't have the depth of information on all aspects of fox life that I've found in similar works (such as Eager by Ben Goldfarb or Coyote America by Dan Flores.)
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