waterbear0821 's review for:

How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery

4.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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I love animals and I grabbed this books from the library as a quick read (which it was, I read it easily in a day). I didn’t have high expectations and I braced myself for something corny, but I was pleasantly surprised. I have never read Sy Montgomery before but I would like to read more. The author is a longtime animal/nature writer and this book is sprinkled with really incredible world adventures. I can’t believe there were multiple animals in Papua New Guinea that I hadn’t learned about before. The writing is simple but lovely and moving. It’s absolutely brimming with love in a way that people don’t often employ when they talk about animals. More than anything, I appreciate that this person has led such a thoughtful, rich life with so many kinds of love.