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A review by apaneto28
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
4.0
A memoir of a woman who decides to cope with the pain from the death of her father by training a goshawk. I find it interesting because the author Helen MacDonald describes vividly the relationship with her family and how her father encouraged her initial interests in falconry.
If you enjoyed "Wild" by Sheryl Strayed, you will love H is for Hawk as the prose and the writing ability of MacDonald far surpasses that of Strayed, in my opinion.
Overall, a sad, but interesting memoir that peaked my interest in falconry and later made me realize that I will most likely never train my own hawk. It is expensive, takes a lot of time, and unless you absolutely love it not worth the effort. I did get to live the experience vicariously thru HM and for that I am grateful.
If you enjoyed "Wild" by Sheryl Strayed, you will love H is for Hawk as the prose and the writing ability of MacDonald far surpasses that of Strayed, in my opinion.
Overall, a sad, but interesting memoir that peaked my interest in falconry and later made me realize that I will most likely never train my own hawk. It is expensive, takes a lot of time, and unless you absolutely love it not worth the effort. I did get to live the experience vicariously thru HM and for that I am grateful.