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A review by elvang
Swamp Bones by Kathy Reichs
5.0
Delightful and informative, even if Tempe almost got herself killed yet again.
Best opening sentence i have read in a long time;
" March. Barely spring, yet the unseasonable Florida humidity made me feel like I'd disembarked from my flight into a Rottweiler's mouth." (Pg 2)
The news that the Florida swamps are filled with 16 to 18 foot Burmese pythons was interesting and disconcerting;
" Twenty-five hundred Burmese pythons have been removed from south Florida in the last ten years. Our best guesstimate is a current population numbering in the thousands, maybe tens of thousands. And breeding rapidly." (pg 18)
The story was fast paced and entertaining. Finding human bones in the stomach of vultures eaten by alligators and pythons was entertaining and interesting all at the same time. The novella is a format that fits Reichs sense of humour but still allows her to inform and educate.
This book has not moved " Visit the Everglades" up on my must see bucket list.
Best opening sentence i have read in a long time;
" March. Barely spring, yet the unseasonable Florida humidity made me feel like I'd disembarked from my flight into a Rottweiler's mouth." (Pg 2)
The news that the Florida swamps are filled with 16 to 18 foot Burmese pythons was interesting and disconcerting;
" Twenty-five hundred Burmese pythons have been removed from south Florida in the last ten years. Our best guesstimate is a current population numbering in the thousands, maybe tens of thousands. And breeding rapidly." (pg 18)
The story was fast paced and entertaining. Finding human bones in the stomach of vultures eaten by alligators and pythons was entertaining and interesting all at the same time. The novella is a format that fits Reichs sense of humour but still allows her to inform and educate.
This book has not moved " Visit the Everglades" up on my must see bucket list.