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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Engaging, tense, fascinating. At times I wished for more information: on Corbett‘s life, what is happening before, after, and around the story, the geography and the land.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Colonisation
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
While one may start this book with the expectations of learning only about Jim Corbett's experience of killing tigers, one gets pleasantly surprised with the intricacies in the description of Hills, Jungels and Tiger habitats by Jim Corbett.
Writing forces you to imagine the conditions in which Jim Corbett used to track and hunt the man eaters. The book ensures that you can't help but feel exhilarated while reading the account of Jim and his expeditions.
This is a must read for all who are interested into wildlife and how the relationship existed between the man and animals in the last century.
Writing forces you to imagine the conditions in which Jim Corbett used to track and hunt the man eaters. The book ensures that you can't help but feel exhilarated while reading the account of Jim and his expeditions.
This is a must read for all who are interested into wildlife and how the relationship existed between the man and animals in the last century.
adventurous
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
As you may have gathered from the summary of the book, it's about man eaters and their pursuit by Corbett. As much as I was pleased to read about Corbett's passion for animals, I was equally repulsed by him sitting and skinning his kills. Yes yes. Those times. (I have been duly pointed the error in this seeing as how the time was different. I guess I am looking back through a glass and judging the normalcy of the time) Most tigers became man eaters because of the injuries sustained from other hunters! Not all of his kills were of man eaters. Many of his kills were a stroke of luck. Had the animal approached from a different direction, he would have been a good meal.
Corbett paints a vivid picture of the flora and fauna which at these times feels like a fantasy land. He mentions about the depleting leopards and tigers yet has made no move to stop it. He mentions the 'rich and fertile lands' yet he also mentions how that brings good revenue. Take, take, take. That's all EIC has done. He just wrote about the lack of medicines and healthcare in villages. But why would the EIC have medical centers where their people didn't stay.
What I liked was just the parts that described how the tiger hunted. The intelligence of the species and to what extent they go to satisfy their hunger. I loved the descriptions of the Indian jungles, animals and their habits. The hospitality of the people of India.
Corbett paints a vivid picture of the flora and fauna which at these times feels like a fantasy land. He mentions about the depleting leopards and tigers yet has made no move to stop it. He mentions the 'rich and fertile lands' yet he also mentions how that brings good revenue. Take, take, take. That's all EIC has done. He just wrote about the lack of medicines and healthcare in villages. But why would the EIC have medical centers where their people didn't stay.
What I liked was just the parts that described how the tiger hunted. The intelligence of the species and to what extent they go to satisfy their hunger. I loved the descriptions of the Indian jungles, animals and their habits. The hospitality of the people of India.
3.5*. My favourites in this book will be 'The Mohan Man eater' and 'Robin'. The way he writes makes us feel as if we are with him hunting for a dangerous man-eater. Although I am not supportive of hunting animals for sport, as Jim Corbett is hunting for a good cause I was alright with it. It is a good read for anyone who likes adventure.
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
when I bought this book I didn't have any real intentions of reading it, since I just liked the old cover look and thought it would look neat on my shelf. But after I brought it home and had read all my books and needed another I figured I'd pick it up and read it until I found another.
But this book surprised me in that the way the stories were written I was able to sit at the edge of my seat and wonder what would happen, while waiting for the tigers to come.
It took me a long time to get through this book - not because it wasn't good or because I didn't enjoy it, but because it had separate stories that made it easy to stop and pick up another time, and this is what I did for far too long. I finally finished it and I'm glad I did. It was interesting to hear about the different techniques that were used in hunting the tigers, and I learned a lot about the animals and it made me want to go to the jungle (not to hunt a man-eater) but to experience the surroundings that the author experienced.
If Jim Corbett was still alive, it would be really interesting to talk to him and learn some of the secrets of the jungle that he possesses.
But this book surprised me in that the way the stories were written I was able to sit at the edge of my seat and wonder what would happen, while waiting for the tigers to come.
It took me a long time to get through this book - not because it wasn't good or because I didn't enjoy it, but because it had separate stories that made it easy to stop and pick up another time, and this is what I did for far too long. I finally finished it and I'm glad I did. It was interesting to hear about the different techniques that were used in hunting the tigers, and I learned a lot about the animals and it made me want to go to the jungle (not to hunt a man-eater) but to experience the surroundings that the author experienced.
If Jim Corbett was still alive, it would be really interesting to talk to him and learn some of the secrets of the jungle that he possesses.
I enjoyed this book as much as I thought I would: A LOT. If you're into nature, India, hunting, or tigers, you will find this book thrilling. I couldn't put it down. I've never heard of Jim Corbett and his adventures hunting down man-eating tigers, now I'm shocked I haven't! I'm already planning on how to incorporate this book into my children's schoolwork (I don't even have children yet). It sucks you in and spits you out believing you are a man-eater's worst nightmare. Jim Corbett would have been one of the most interesting people to talk to; a skilled warrior on one side and a nature lover on the other - a true jack of all trades. This is a must read for any nonfiction enthusiast.