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A review by heathero621
The Loneliest Polar Bear by Kale Williams
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
In this investigative novel Kale looks at how climate change/global warming is effecting Polar Bears and those that live in the north where Polar Bears roam. He also weaves in the story of Nora, a polar bear born in captivity, that was abandoned by her mom and everything that it took to get her to thrive in the zoos.
Nora is a polar bear that was in Portland for a bit and I remember her story, so that is why I wanted to pick up this book. I learned more about her and I really enjoyed those bits of the story. I also found the bits about Gene Agnaboogok interesting. I felt like the climate change bits went with the story, but weren't always integrated smoothly into the story. Sometimes it felt a little jarring when the author was talking about Nora to all of sudden being about Climate change (I guess the transitions weren't as smooth as I had hoped). It was a short novel and if the climate change bits were taken out the book would have been more of a novella, so that is why I think they were added. I preferred all the parts about Nora. This was the first time reading the acknowledgements and I knew someone that was thanked, which was fun to see.
I would give the book 3.5 stars.
Nora is a polar bear that was in Portland for a bit and I remember her story, so that is why I wanted to pick up this book. I learned more about her and I really enjoyed those bits of the story. I also found the bits about Gene Agnaboogok interesting. I felt like the climate change bits went with the story, but weren't always integrated smoothly into the story. Sometimes it felt a little jarring when the author was talking about Nora to all of sudden being about Climate change (I guess the transitions weren't as smooth as I had hoped). It was a short novel and if the climate change bits were taken out the book would have been more of a novella, so that is why I think they were added. I preferred all the parts about Nora. This was the first time reading the acknowledgements and I knew someone that was thanked, which was fun to see.
I would give the book 3.5 stars.