A review by elhambre
The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman

3.0

I'm so torn on this one. On the one hand, this was at times a fascinating read, very interesting and the author's passion was obvious and infectious. On the other hand, it also sometimes felt scattered and unfocused/disorganized and somewhat repetitive. I personally wonder if it suffered from too ambitious an approach; trying to speak to the intelligence of all manner of birds in all manner of ways - tackling corvid ingenuity, mockingbird singing, pigeon mapping/navigation, and dozens of other bird species in one singular forum felt like a big challenge that wasn't quite met.

Overall, a good read but I think, a bit of a missed opportunity.