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A review by dreaj
Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty
5.0
Read for 52 Book Club Challenge 2024 #28 A yellow spine.
Some books are meant to be inhaled, so gripping that you can't put them down. Some books are meant to be savoured, nibbled at occasionally because the writing is too rich to be swallowed down whole. It has taken me several months to read Dara's diary, reading it for just a few minutes a day, but I am glad I slowed down, focused and noticed - a key message of the book.
It is hard to believe that he was just 14/15 when he wrote this - the quality and intensity of his writing is just superb, from his verdant descriptions of nature to the eloquent insights into the emotional rollercoaster of living with autism. This diary is also a plea and call to action to save the natural world that Dara is so connected with. A fantastic book - highly recommended - I am going to miss Dara's daily company and how he transported me to his world through his vivid descriptions.
Some books are meant to be inhaled, so gripping that you can't put them down. Some books are meant to be savoured, nibbled at occasionally because the writing is too rich to be swallowed down whole. It has taken me several months to read Dara's diary, reading it for just a few minutes a day, but I am glad I slowed down, focused and noticed - a key message of the book.
It is hard to believe that he was just 14/15 when he wrote this - the quality and intensity of his writing is just superb, from his verdant descriptions of nature to the eloquent insights into the emotional rollercoaster of living with autism. This diary is also a plea and call to action to save the natural world that Dara is so connected with. A fantastic book - highly recommended - I am going to miss Dara's daily company and how he transported me to his world through his vivid descriptions.