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A review by firstwords
Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine
4.0
Mark is no DA, nor is he Stephen Fry. However, for those who loved DA's first [b:Last Chance to See|8696|Last Chance to See|Douglas Adams|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327867839s/8696.jpg|525730], Carwardine clearly loved DA about as much as many fans, and this is a loving follow-up. The writing tries at times to have a bit of DA/Fry humor (humour?), sometimes succeeding and sometimes falling short. That's OK, though, because writing aside, the story is extremely interesting, depressing, and hopeful at the same time. I could actually have used more length, spent more "time" with each species and those who care for it/destroy it.
Mark also clearly loves the species he visits with and the people who care for them, and the end of the book is a flat-out plea to help, with a list of organizations to donate to to save these and other species. Perhaps it was written for this express purpose, and that's fine. It does well on its own, and gets a biased 4-stars from me as someone who just misses DA and his writing, and who thinks Stephen Fry is hilarious and intelligent (a sentiment echoed and proven in the book and by the author).
Mark also clearly loves the species he visits with and the people who care for them, and the end of the book is a flat-out plea to help, with a list of organizations to donate to to save these and other species. Perhaps it was written for this express purpose, and that's fine. It does well on its own, and gets a biased 4-stars from me as someone who just misses DA and his writing, and who thinks Stephen Fry is hilarious and intelligent (a sentiment echoed and proven in the book and by the author).