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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
I consider Barry Lopez as one of my favourite authors, but found this book difficult to read. It consists of 4 parts - a scientific looks at wolves, the coexistence of wolf and Native American, a history of man hunting wolves, and mythologies around stories such as werewolves. It proved to be a tedious read, which was unusual as I normally love Lopez’s work.
Barry Lopez and I disagree on the amount of respect due to the dog (he underestimates 'em), but agree on basically everything else, and he happens to say it all astoundingly well.
hopeful
informative
sad
slow-paced
If you want to know more about wolves, this is the book for you. Some things have changed in the 40 years since he wrote the book, but I definitely feel much more knowledgeable than I did when I picked it up.
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
The first section of the book deals mostly with scientific/social facts about the creatures themselves. For anyone who's interested in wolves some of this may be repetitive but it's a very accessible primer and I found myself learning a thing or two. Where this really achieves its longevity is that it extends the social dynamic and history of wolves prior to the 1800s and contemptuous relationship we know now today between wolves and hunters/ranchers/farmers. The cultural and historical significance to native peoples, to ancient histories, and the addressing of werewolf myths was highly enjoyable.
While this is a book of it's times, I am curious however why the audiobook wasn't updated linguistically as it still uses the outdated terms of "Indian" and "Eskimo" instead of, say, indigenous, even native peoples, or Inuit. This seems like a rather simple shift given that the recording is quite recent. If it is a matter of copyright and the estate, well, I have to say I'm disappointed. It is a minor element, but for someone who has put effort into being respectful to people they do not belong in it was a little jarring.
While this is a book of it's times, I am curious however why the audiobook wasn't updated linguistically as it still uses the outdated terms of "Indian" and "Eskimo" instead of, say, indigenous, even native peoples, or Inuit. This seems like a rather simple shift given that the recording is quite recent. If it is a matter of copyright and the estate, well, I have to say I'm disappointed. It is a minor element, but for someone who has put effort into being respectful to people they do not belong in it was a little jarring.
challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Stopped b/c end of semester (Library book) will finish at later date.
Thoroughly enjoyable to learn about our historical relationship with wolves. American culture can learn much from these animals. The literature section was a little hard to get through.