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Pure joy

Revisado: 02-13-25

The book reading scene had me in stitches.

I absolutely adore this series maybe because I have worked in a nursing home when I was very young or because I had a set of brilliantly clever grandparents. My deepest thanks to the author.

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Many giggles, great (uplifting?) murder mystery

Revisado: 02-11-25

I don’t know how he did. I laughed and smirked my way through the book. It was a pleasure from cover to cover. This is the book we need. It was a crime novel with some detective work, but somehow it was something more and I feel a little more love for my fellow humans. I have never read anything that was something clever and funny without feeling like it was trying to I wish so much that I could have read this with my grandfather. This made me miss him and feel close to him at the same time. Thank you so very much. I am looking forward to every page to follow.

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Mystery with lots of subtle humor

Revisado: 01-20-25

The narration is excellent. The writing is fun and suspenseful with many humorous subtleties. I look forward to reading the author’s other series.

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About three times as long as it needed to be

Revisado: 05-29-24

I worked in the fields of exposomics and ecotoxicology. I love the subject matter, but this was repetitive to the point of silliness. It is a great, informative book ruined by the constant, intrusive mental urging of the author to get on to the next point. There are many, many extra words that add nothing to the quality of the information. I couldn’t help but think the author compensation must be pay-by-the-word.

That said. This is a great book for people to understand the sum total of exposures that affect our health (and our pet’s health).

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This scope is narrow

Revisado: 05-14-24

This scope of this book is very narrow. It does not really cover the daily life of the Cherokee in an engaging or thorough way and mostly focuses on land conflicts and extirpation. While that is interesting, it wasn’t the hoped for content. It is an emotional and tragic dislocation, but you don’t get to know the Cherokee so it isn’t gripping as it should be. Narrator is a granddaughter of author which is very cool, but narration was not as strong as it could have been. Overall, flat story read in a way that doesn’t make it more compelling.

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Something new to think about

Revisado: 05-13-24

I really enjoyed the introduction to road ecology, wildlife crossings, the challenges of roadkill data collection, and the stories roadkill analysis can tell.

I thought the book was organized thoughtfully and this made it listen more like an educational story.

I will never look at roadkill, median barriers, or culverts the same!

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So good! Ecology. Ghost story. Nostalgia.

Revisado: 05-09-24

This is the most unique collection of stories. The chapters follow the progression of tenants of a cabin in the north woods. This chapters read as short stories with tendrils of relation until the book comes full circle. Much of it appealed to my twinhood and my love of ecology and entomology! The author gave us a book with such a sense of awareness of its own setting and characters. No complaints!

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It’s a little crunchy

Revisado: 05-03-24

It’s got some hippy, crunchy, spiritual vibes. It is more memoir than adventure. I enjoyed the book and I thought the reading was exceptionally well done for an author. Her accomplishments are impressive! I will read the sequel.

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Insider accounting of the story of Romeo

Revisado: 04-09-24

I appreciated Jans’ telling of Romeo’s story and his efforts to dispel the myths about American predators. One of our darkest acts as a nation is the efforts to eradicate apex predators (poisons, traps, biological warfare). The brutality is almost unimaginable. The book is also about the people (and dogs) involved with the wolf and I do appreciate Jans’ restraint in his own interactions. It is always a struggle to want to engage with wild animals, but to know it is to their detriment. As a nature and dog lover, the senseless loss of this unique creature is heartbreaking. If you enjoyed this book, I recommend The Rise of Wolf 8.

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I’m an outlier

Revisado: 10-18-23

This is one of the shortest books I have purchased, but it took me twice as long to finish. The lack of engagement forced me to listen to whole chapters a second time. This is highly irregular for me. I did not care about a single character. I found the plot predictable. I am glad it is over!

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