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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Cuando una historia sobre cría de un azor se convierte en una reflexión sobre la muerte, aceptación y superación. 4/5.
This is a me problem not a book problem.
I picked it up on a whim because the cover looked familiar. I never actually looked into what the book was about. The writing was beautiful and made me question if I was actually reading a non fiction.
I picked it up on a whim because the cover looked familiar. I never actually looked into what the book was about. The writing was beautiful and made me question if I was actually reading a non fiction.
How do you describe a book about grieving, falconry, and [a:T.H. White|426944|T.H. White|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1246071532p2/426944.jpg]? "Lovely" seems to sum it up best. My only complaint is that the book left me with a frustrating desire to try falconry for myself!
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
An amazing entry into another world, the world of British falconry, and the incredible discipline and commitment necessary for a bit of success with a hawk. The love of this practice suffuses this powerful memoir of loss, grief, despair, and feared madness. The story, beautifully told, will engage not only all of your senses, but also your heart, as you come to care deeply for both hawk and human.
This is one beautifully written book. MacDonald certainly is a talented lady when it comes to prose - jealousy sits like an acid lemon-lump in the back of my throat.
It took me longer than usual to read this, partly because I was youtubing dozens of goshawk videos in my spare time (highly recommended viewing - what beautiful birds!) But also partly because I couldn't connect with her grief. Sure I've experienced my fair share of loss - lost a few parents of my own - but I've never experienced that all encompassing grief, the kind that stops the world from spinning, stops life from happening. It's the kind of grief I've always sort of wished I'd been able to have. Instead, I'm a 'box it up and pack it away and get dressed and move on' kind of girl. Much less satisfying.
My only qualm with this memoir was that T.H. White often bored me. I liked bits of him, but more than 1/3 of the book was about him and frankly, I didn't care. More Mabel! Less Gos.
It took me longer than usual to read this, partly because I was youtubing dozens of goshawk videos in my spare time (highly recommended viewing - what beautiful birds!) But also partly because I couldn't connect with her grief. Sure I've experienced my fair share of loss - lost a few parents of my own - but I've never experienced that all encompassing grief, the kind that stops the world from spinning, stops life from happening. It's the kind of grief I've always sort of wished I'd been able to have. Instead, I'm a 'box it up and pack it away and get dressed and move on' kind of girl. Much less satisfying.
My only qualm with this memoir was that T.H. White often bored me. I liked bits of him, but more than 1/3 of the book was about him and frankly, I didn't care. More Mabel! Less Gos.
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5 - enjoyed the writing and themes, but not the strangely piecemeal way everything felt when put together, like four books in one.
One of the best and most beautiful books I've ever read. All the hype about it was well deserved. A beautifully written meditation on loss, nature, love and grief. And all woven together with a fascinating biography of TH White I wasn't expecting at all! The book has so many components and so much to say without ever feeling scattered. I cried many times while reading it, with sadness and with happiness.