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Birds Art Life Death: A Field Guide to the Small and Significant by Kyo Maclear
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"If I had a nickle for every book I'd read with bird watching as a central conceit, I'd have two nickles. Which isn't a lot but it is weird that it happened twice." - Me in 2020.
All jokes aside, I received this book as a part of my Life's Library subscription and truly savored it. Typically, I'm the type of reader to blow through a 500+ novel in a weekend, but this little book was so engaging, I chose to draw it out over several days, just to better appreciate Maclear's prose. She has a very engaging writing "voice" so to speak and I enjoyed the time I spent with her, discovering bird watching and all of the ways it intersects with our lives. I do actually recommend reading Birds, Art, Life and How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell together. They work very well in concert, and while Maclear focuses on the small and specific, Odell spins out the greater philosophical concepts behind the little things we all need to thrive.
If you are looking for a book to keep you company through another terrifying year of COVID, I suggest Birds, Art, Life as a companion. It reminds its readers that while life is terrifying, we can all find the little things that keep us going.
All jokes aside, I received this book as a part of my Life's Library subscription and truly savored it. Typically, I'm the type of reader to blow through a 500+ novel in a weekend, but this little book was so engaging, I chose to draw it out over several days, just to better appreciate Maclear's prose. She has a very engaging writing "voice" so to speak and I enjoyed the time I spent with her, discovering bird watching and all of the ways it intersects with our lives. I do actually recommend reading Birds, Art, Life and How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell together. They work very well in concert, and while Maclear focuses on the small and specific, Odell spins out the greater philosophical concepts behind the little things we all need to thrive.
If you are looking for a book to keep you company through another terrifying year of COVID, I suggest Birds, Art, Life as a companion. It reminds its readers that while life is terrifying, we can all find the little things that keep us going.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail
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