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A review by manorclassics
The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors by Erika Howsare
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Not really for me, but covers a lot.
I'm not sure what I expected going into this; more natural history and deer watching I think. This book deals with that, but also with deer in history, art and culture as well as a lot about hunting, both the practice and ethics of it. I'm not really interested in hunting so I found those parts quite dull and I struggled to engage with the author's style. However, it's a very interesting book and although I didn't really like it I think I'm in the minority.
I'd like to thank the publishers and Netgalley for kindly providing me with an advance copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
I'm not sure what I expected going into this; more natural history and deer watching I think. This book deals with that, but also with deer in history, art and culture as well as a lot about hunting, both the practice and ethics of it. I'm not really interested in hunting so I found those parts quite dull and I struggled to engage with the author's style. However, it's a very interesting book and although I didn't really like it I think I'm in the minority.
I'd like to thank the publishers and Netgalley for kindly providing me with an advance copy of this book. All opinions are my own.