A review by aygee
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

3.0

Part memoir, part naturalism, part history, part social commentary, and almost entirely beautiful. I wanted to read this book since hearing Macdonald on NPR a year or so ago. Listened to the audio book (downloaded from the local library via Overdrive), read by the author, mostly on long weekend runs through wooded neighborhoods filled with birds -- a fitting setting. Her soothing voice lent an extra layer of authenticity to a story of grief, love, and empathy. Hauntingly lovely lyricism in some parts of the book.