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This was a quick little book, that discussed Alex the Parrot and how he learned to talk. This was covered from a mostly scientific point of view mostly, and never really ventured into the emotional impact that he had on his researcher, Irene Pepperberg.
In this book Irene over and over again does state that Alex was important to her, but I never felt that she showed this. Even in the first chapter, describing how his death affected her seemed more along the lines of a newspaper article instead of an in depth look at Alex and Irene's relationship.
This is a good introductory book when dealing with the science and training that Irene did, but lacks an emotional depth that seemed to be possible.
I haven't read Marley and Me but have read Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog, and felt that was a better book about human/animal relationships.
In this book Irene over and over again does state that Alex was important to her, but I never felt that she showed this. Even in the first chapter, describing how his death affected her seemed more along the lines of a newspaper article instead of an in depth look at Alex and Irene's relationship.
This is a good introductory book when dealing with the science and training that Irene did, but lacks an emotional depth that seemed to be possible.
I haven't read Marley and Me but have read Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog, and felt that was a better book about human/animal relationships.