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micrummey 's review for:
The Ravenmaster: Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London
by Christopher Skaife
I never knew there was such an occupation as a Ravenmaster until a saw a book review on Youtube, this made me interested and I wasn't disappointed. The writing style of the author is conversational and very easy to read and follow.
What comes across from Skaife is his enthusiasm for the ravens and if a job is worth doing it's worth doing well, probably an offshoot of his military training.
This becomes one flaw with the book in that he tries too much to marry his army experiences with looking after the ravens and at times it becomes a bit forced.
Most of Britain's population knows of the mythology that when the Ravens leave the Tower of London, the country will fall and Skaife goes into the history of this myth. The fascinating thing for me the history of this myth isn't all what it seems.
I had no idea ravens were such intelligent birds until I read this and there is no doubt the Ravens will remain at the Tower as long as a Ravenmaster who cares about the job is in the post.
What comes across from Skaife is his enthusiasm for the ravens and if a job is worth doing it's worth doing well, probably an offshoot of his military training.
This becomes one flaw with the book in that he tries too much to marry his army experiences with looking after the ravens and at times it becomes a bit forced.
Most of Britain's population knows of the mythology that when the Ravens leave the Tower of London, the country will fall and Skaife goes into the history of this myth. The fascinating thing for me the history of this myth isn't all what it seems.
I had no idea ravens were such intelligent birds until I read this and there is no doubt the Ravens will remain at the Tower as long as a Ravenmaster who cares about the job is in the post.