Reviews - Wolfish: The Stories We Tell about Fear, Ferocity and Freedom

236 reviews for:

Wolfish: The Stories We Tell about Fear, Ferocity and Freedom

Erica Berry

3.73 AVERAGE

buffycat's review against another edition

4.75

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

mjkienbaum's review against another edition

4.5

reflective medium-paced

jennifer_stark's review against another edition

5.0

a beautifully woven, multitude of a book. gave me so much to think about how to live with fear and wildness, i hope to be coming back to it again and again. thank you, erica berry, for this labour and your poetic, thoughtful approach within these pages — it was an absolute delight to read.

lilith89ibz's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoy books that are part memoir and part essay, but this one leans heavily into memoir territory and I would have liked a little more literary analysis and mythology. The story about food poisoning did not need quite as much background only to make a point about gendered perceptions of blame and her own guilt, but it was engaging enough I can't complain too much. Berry's personal experiences lead her into introspection about her own fears and her compassion for those of whom we are often afraid.

Wolf symbolism and their cultural significance are discussed, but most of it relates to Berry's relationship with a few specific wolves in Oregon and at a sanctuary, and her own experiences as a woman. Worth reading just to examine your own biases.