A review by alexabritni
Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation by Kyo Maclear

5.0

A narrative non-fiction that follows the author through a year as she observes birds and ponders her own life. I have a lot of difficulty with this kind of writing and this concept of focusing on "small" things, but in her chapter on "Lulls" the author discussed the very thing I was having a problem with. I am not comfortable in lulls or in pauses. Sometimes it's really hard for me to focus on and care about "little" things like birds because I feel guilty for taking the time to do so. I feel guilty for focusing on the tiny things when there are so many big things that need our energy and attention in the world, but this book allowed me to think about a different perspective and to reframe my thinking around taking time to focus on "small" things