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explodinghead 's review for:
H is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald
I liked it. It's very well written, as many other reviewers have noticed. Your mileage will with H IS FOR HAWK will vary based on how much you're willing to put up with a lot of detail about a hobby you'll never participate in (falconry) and a lot of detail about an author you have probably never read (TL White).
But, towards the end, the author explicitly spells out the themes of the book (or the memoir), and this kind of robs the reader of their own discovery of it. Perhaps that's a good thing? The author lays out their own epiphany, and if you, the reader, have already gotten there, it feels a little obvious. But why am I complaining? It's good account of grief, but I can certainly see why the literary community championed this.
But, towards the end, the author explicitly spells out the themes of the book (or the memoir), and this kind of robs the reader of their own discovery of it. Perhaps that's a good thing? The author lays out their own epiphany, and if you, the reader, have already gotten there, it feels a little obvious. But why am I complaining? It's good account of grief, but I can certainly see why the literary community championed this.