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A review by michaelnlibrarian
The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik
3.0
I saw something about the new movie and that it was from a book, so decided to read this. Even the trailer for the book makes it clear that the story is about the competitive aspect of the three main characters attempting to see as many bird species in N America as possible in one year but the competitive aspect is not much in evidence for most of the first half of the book. I almost stopped reading.
Eventually it picks up (or comes together as a story) and the second half was pretty good. For someone who knows zero about birding, I guess I learned a little. There may be some lesson in the description of the obsessive way these guys pursued this "hobby" but I don't know what it is.
The movie has gotten weak reviews for being bland. The book is likely blander still but the writing is fine and overall a readable book. I finished it, anyway.
Eventually it picks up (or comes together as a story) and the second half was pretty good. For someone who knows zero about birding, I guess I learned a little. There may be some lesson in the description of the obsessive way these guys pursued this "hobby" but I don't know what it is.
The movie has gotten weak reviews for being bland. The book is likely blander still but the writing is fine and overall a readable book. I finished it, anyway.