A review by oliviaclaire
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach

funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

On June 26, 1659, a representative from five towns in a province of northern Italy initiated legal proceedings against caterpillars. 

I'm trying to remember the last time a book, especially a non-fiction book, had me in stitches from the first page. I kept handing it off to my husband to read various paragraphs I'd just finished so I had someone to share my laughter with. 

I've enjoyed previous books by Mary Roach like Packing for Mars and so I had a good idea that I'd also like Fuzz but I hadn't expected to be so thoroughly entertained. From bears done for breaking and entering to monkey mayhem in the streets of India, this book does a fantastic job of highlighting the humour in animal-human conflict while taking the time to explore the effects of human habitation on our natural world. As I'm sure you might have suspected, we're usually ultimately the ones at fault...

All in all, Fuzz is a quick-witted and thought provoking read that I thoroughly recommend if you want to learn, and laugh, a lot. 
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