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skylacine 's review for:
Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear
by Erica Berry
Parts of this were really good. Being the wolf lover that I am, I loved reading a good chunk of this book.
What did not work is the author randomly interspersing the wolf sections (AKA what this book is actually supposed to be about, according to the title, cover and synopsis) with anecdotes her own personal life. This'd be one thing if her life was connected to the topic in question, but it's not, no matter how hard Berry tries to convince us that it is. A man you find creepy sitting besides you on the train has nothing to do with wolves.
The book keeps trying to balance being a solid wolf non-fiction with being a memoir about Berry's life and personal experiences and it does not work. Very jarring to read.
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/05/book-review-wolfish-by-erica-berry.html
What did not work is the author randomly interspersing the wolf sections (AKA what this book is actually supposed to be about, according to the title, cover and synopsis) with anecdotes her own personal life. This'd be one thing if her life was connected to the topic in question, but it's not, no matter how hard Berry tries to convince us that it is. A man you find creepy sitting besides you on the train has nothing to do with wolves.
The book keeps trying to balance being a solid wolf non-fiction with being a memoir about Berry's life and personal experiences and it does not work. Very jarring to read.
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/05/book-review-wolfish-by-erica-berry.html