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A review by charlottejones952
The End of the End of the Earth by Jonathan Franzen
1.0
*Disclaimer: I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Unfortunately, this was a struggle to get through and if it wasn't something I had from NetGalley, I would have dnfed it.
From the title, marketing and cover you would expect the majority of these essays to focus on the environment, particularly the climate crisis. Though this was a feature of some of the essays, the main focus throughout was birds. I am interested in the natural world and wildlife, but travelling around the world in order to tick species off a list is not what I was expecting to read about.
Franzen himself comes across as extremely privileged but it's not something he addresses and he is often very judgemental of indigenous populations, criticising the way they interact with the natural world.
Overall, obviously, I would never recommend this. I think that there are probably better books out there about birding and conservation, and there are definitely better books about climate change and the natural world.
1 out of 5 stars!
Unfortunately, this was a struggle to get through and if it wasn't something I had from NetGalley, I would have dnfed it.
From the title, marketing and cover you would expect the majority of these essays to focus on the environment, particularly the climate crisis. Though this was a feature of some of the essays, the main focus throughout was birds. I am interested in the natural world and wildlife, but travelling around the world in order to tick species off a list is not what I was expecting to read about.
Franzen himself comes across as extremely privileged but it's not something he addresses and he is often very judgemental of indigenous populations, criticising the way they interact with the natural world.
Overall, obviously, I would never recommend this. I think that there are probably better books out there about birding and conservation, and there are definitely better books about climate change and the natural world.
1 out of 5 stars!