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ladyhallock 's review for:
Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear
by Erica Berry
I really wanted to love this book.
Let me make one thing really clear - Erica is a very talented writer; that is obvious in this piece. But, I felt so conflicted throughout this read. It felt like two books - one about wolves and another about the author - were colliding and the combination at times felt jolting. I feel if the book had been broken down into more chapters, I would have felt more like a smooth ride rather than being pulled in multiple directions.
And had the description of the book led the reader to be prepared for an author’s story I think I would have understood it more quickly.
The research Erica has done is stellar and I learned more about wolves than I could have imagined. But, as another reviewer stated, it was just so close but missed the mark.
I do look forward to reading more of Erica’s work as I feel like this book is an earlier ‘chapter’, if you will, of a talented writing career.
Let me make one thing really clear - Erica is a very talented writer; that is obvious in this piece. But, I felt so conflicted throughout this read. It felt like two books - one about wolves and another about the author - were colliding and the combination at times felt jolting. I feel if the book had been broken down into more chapters, I would have felt more like a smooth ride rather than being pulled in multiple directions.
And had the description of the book led the reader to be prepared for an author’s story I think I would have understood it more quickly.
The research Erica has done is stellar and I learned more about wolves than I could have imagined. But, as another reviewer stated, it was just so close but missed the mark.
I do look forward to reading more of Erica’s work as I feel like this book is an earlier ‘chapter’, if you will, of a talented writing career.