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H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald
I won this book as a giveaway, and so am writing my very first Goodreads review. I don’t remember why I had put this book on my To-Read shelf. I don’t like non-fiction, for the most part. I don’t often read autobiographies and memoirs. I usually read fiction in order to escape and enjoy a narrative so I was leery of taking on the task of reading and reviewing this book. I hesitated and just couldn’t start reading in earnest for fear of having to slog through a dry book and give a horrible review.
Thankfully, Professor Helen Macdonald’s book is enthralling. Once I was able to give myself the time to immerse myself in her language I was unable to stop reading. Her story is one of loss and love and trying to find herself after the death of her father. Her relationship with her goshawk, Mabel, made me long to start learning more about falconry. She also compares her life and training with that of T.H. White in his novel, [b:The Goshawk|1188127|The Goshawk|T.H. White|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320461488s/1188127.jpg|105249]. The comparisons were wonderful and made me want to read White’s work and biography based on her research and the picture she paints of a man also dealing with loss and love.
Her writing is something to be admired. I felt like she was teaching me, as well as pushing me beyond my comfort zones with her word choices. She moved me to tears a few times, as well as had me laughing aloud at Mabel’s antics. This is a book I plan on lending out to friends who also feel like they would never want to read a memoir in the hopes they will be as enthralled as I was.
Thankfully, Professor Helen Macdonald’s book is enthralling. Once I was able to give myself the time to immerse myself in her language I was unable to stop reading. Her story is one of loss and love and trying to find herself after the death of her father. Her relationship with her goshawk, Mabel, made me long to start learning more about falconry. She also compares her life and training with that of T.H. White in his novel, [b:The Goshawk|1188127|The Goshawk|T.H. White|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320461488s/1188127.jpg|105249]. The comparisons were wonderful and made me want to read White’s work and biography based on her research and the picture she paints of a man also dealing with loss and love.
Her writing is something to be admired. I felt like she was teaching me, as well as pushing me beyond my comfort zones with her word choices. She moved me to tears a few times, as well as had me laughing aloud at Mabel’s antics. This is a book I plan on lending out to friends who also feel like they would never want to read a memoir in the hopes they will be as enthralled as I was.