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A review by bookbirder
Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation by Kyo Maclear
2.0
I found this book on a list of books about birds. Don’t be fooled: this is a story about an artist going through some sort of mid-life crisis or revolution, who happens to use her entry into the birding world as a central axis from which to share her metaphors and philosophical thoughts.
Even once I’d accepted the book for what it was, I found it difficult to engage with the words, and there were several points at which I considered putting the book down for good. It was too slow-moving people for my tastes, but the writing itself wasn’t necessarily bad.
My final word of caution would be to find a physical version of the book. There were a fair number of drawings and photographs, none of which were well formatted for an ebook.
Even once I’d accepted the book for what it was, I found it difficult to engage with the words, and there were several points at which I considered putting the book down for good. It was too slow-moving people for my tastes, but the writing itself wasn’t necessarily bad.
My final word of caution would be to find a physical version of the book. There were a fair number of drawings and photographs, none of which were well formatted for an ebook.