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A review by kikiandarrowsfishshelf
Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine
5.0
Of the animals discussed in this book, which was published in the 1980s, two are pretty much gone. The Chinese River dolphin is believed to be extinct and the Northern White Rhino basically is in the wild, though the eggs of the female rhinos have been harvested and saved.
The other animals seemed to have done a bit better.
If anything, the book reminds you of how much we lost when we lost Adams. Even today, when I answer 42 to a question in a class, at least 5-10 students (all of whom were born long after Adams died) will get the joke and break into laughter.
This book isn't academic, and is basically a travel log and plea to do something. It is also a memory of what was (duty free shopping on airplanes for instance, China pre Tiananmen Square.
There are some moving stories and some very funny ones. There is a whole bit about Latvians.
The other animals seemed to have done a bit better.
If anything, the book reminds you of how much we lost when we lost Adams. Even today, when I answer 42 to a question in a class, at least 5-10 students (all of whom were born long after Adams died) will get the joke and break into laughter.
This book isn't academic, and is basically a travel log and plea to do something. It is also a memory of what was (duty free shopping on airplanes for instance, China pre Tiananmen Square.
There are some moving stories and some very funny ones. There is a whole bit about Latvians.