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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Oh man, I really wanted to love this book, and have been looking forward to reading it for a while. Perhaps that shaped my opinion of it.
I learned a lot about falconry, which was very engaging. What an intriguing and longstanding pastime
However, I mostly couldn't engage with it on an emotional level. I found it dry and meandering and disconnected. Disappointed by that aspect.
I learned a lot about falconry, which was very engaging. What an intriguing and longstanding pastime
However, I mostly couldn't engage with it on an emotional level. I found it dry and meandering and disconnected. Disappointed by that aspect.
Loved the performance (audio) and the language. Enjoyed hearing about the experience of someone whose life and outlook is so different from my own. Definitely an NPR listen. 3.5 stars.
Loved this! It was so fascinating to learn about goshawks. It was very different than anything I'd read before!
This is probably a 3.5 star book for me. I may change the rating.
I learned a whole lot about both White and falconry (and Goshawks) that I did not know previously. I enjoyed this aspect of it, and there is a lot of reflections on environment and humans, homosexuality through the ages, grief and Britain's history that I found interesting and thought provoking.
It also had concepts and words that was unfamiliar to me, something that does not happen often anymore.
At any rate, writing the story and being open about grief and depression requires bravery and courage and Macdonald certainly have both.
I learned a whole lot about both White and falconry (and Goshawks) that I did not know previously. I enjoyed this aspect of it, and there is a lot of reflections on environment and humans, homosexuality through the ages, grief and Britain's history that I found interesting and thought provoking.
It also had concepts and words that was unfamiliar to me, something that does not happen often anymore.
At any rate, writing the story and being open about grief and depression requires bravery and courage and Macdonald certainly have both.
Hawking, grieving, T.H. White, and life in England. Beautifully written.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
I wanted to like this one. I did enjoy McDonald's story of her time with Mabel. I just was not at all interested in the side narrative of White and Gos.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Death of parent
I'd give it 4.5, but I can't tell if that's my own antipathy toward the end or not. The writing is amazing and I'm always a sucker for the use of one book to help explain the journey in another.