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A review by a_a_ron3891
Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine
4.0
Douglas Adams is an example of infectious Britishness. When you consume and love his work, you internalize it and no matter where you are from, you are now about 0.2% more British than when you started. It's weird, I know, but I think it's true.
I've loved his writing in the Hitchhiker & the Dirk Gently books, and recently stumbled upon recommendations for this book on Reddit. It did not disappoint, even if the subject matter inevitably breeds disappointment with the human species. :(
Per Wikipedia, the journeys undertaken were to see:
The aye-aye in Madagascar - STILL KICKIN', THOUGH ENDANGERED
The Komodo dragon on the island of Komodo in Indonesia - VULNERABLE
The kakapo in New Zealand - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, ADORABLY STUPID
The mountain gorilla in Zaire - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, FUCK YOU HUMANS
The northern white rhinoceros in Zaire - AS OF 2011 "Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct in the Wild)"
The Yangtze river dolphin in China - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED BUT FUNCTIONALLY EXTINCT, I guess that really was their last chance to see...
The Rodrigues fruit bat on the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Personal Note: finished in the hotel the morning after Nicole's wedding.
I've loved his writing in the Hitchhiker & the Dirk Gently books, and recently stumbled upon recommendations for this book on Reddit. It did not disappoint, even if the subject matter inevitably breeds disappointment with the human species. :(
Per Wikipedia, the journeys undertaken were to see:
The aye-aye in Madagascar - STILL KICKIN', THOUGH ENDANGERED
The Komodo dragon on the island of Komodo in Indonesia - VULNERABLE
The kakapo in New Zealand - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, ADORABLY STUPID
The mountain gorilla in Zaire - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, FUCK YOU HUMANS
The northern white rhinoceros in Zaire - AS OF 2011 "Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct in the Wild)"
The Yangtze river dolphin in China - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED BUT FUNCTIONALLY EXTINCT, I guess that really was their last chance to see...
The Rodrigues fruit bat on the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Personal Note: finished in the hotel the morning after Nicole's wedding.