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cosmiccutie's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This sequel to The Lorax really slaps.
ida_s's review against another edition
5.0
An excellent read - even though the premise is sad, there are bits that are absolutely hilarious.
marabuckeye's review against another edition
5.0
Such an entertaining read. Most of these animals I heard about for the first time…the kakapo, banji and the remote environments where the author trekked to find them. Told with a rousing gallows humor, of embarking on travel to the remotest of places.
chicagobob's review against another edition
3.0
Douglas Adams and a naturalist go visiting places of the world with endangered to just about extinct animals to get their last chance to see them, one in 1985, and most 1987-1989.
Fun, and highly worrisome because of how much worse the situation has gotten, but somehow a bit dated.
Fun, and highly worrisome because of how much worse the situation has gotten, but somehow a bit dated.
amber_lea84's review against another edition
5.0
What? Douglas Adams wrote a non-fiction book? Yes!
He gave a lecture on it shortly before his death and it had a huge impact on me when I saw it. It's an hour and a half long, but if you're a Douglas Adams fan, I promise you it's worth watching.
He starts out explaining how it is he came to even be writing this book in the first place and why it's his favorite that he's written and why he thinks it's important. It's one of the most powerful speeches I've ever seen.
"We don't have the save the world. The world's fine. What we have to be concerned about is whether or not the world we live in will be capable of sustaining us in it."
He gave a lecture on it shortly before his death and it had a huge impact on me when I saw it. It's an hour and a half long, but if you're a Douglas Adams fan, I promise you it's worth watching.
He starts out explaining how it is he came to even be writing this book in the first place and why it's his favorite that he's written and why he thinks it's important. It's one of the most powerful speeches I've ever seen.
"We don't have the save the world. The world's fine. What we have to be concerned about is whether or not the world we live in will be capable of sustaining us in it."
ninjamuse's review
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
constanzazu's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.75
Siempre me gusta mucho como escribe este hombre, siento que tenía mucha personalidad. A pesar de muchos contratiempos y desaventuras, lograron cumplir su proposito de acercarse a las distintas especies en peligro de extincion en su hábiltat narural. Me suena muy mágico y dan ganas de ir tambien... y esto era la realidad hace ¿30 años? ¿cómo estara todo ahora?
Bueno, el punto es que si esta bien padre como Douglas te guía por estos mundos que se sienten tan lejanos con humor y aún así logra hacer reflexiones sobre nuestra responsabilidad en todo el tema.
Bueno, el punto es que si esta bien padre como Douglas te guía por estos mundos que se sienten tan lejanos con humor y aún así logra hacer reflexiones sobre nuestra responsabilidad en todo el tema.