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The stuff about the different animals is absolutely interesting and many of Foster‘s (philosophical) parenthesis are worth reading because he is a witty and humorous contemporary.

But … I also feel a bit betrayed. Maybe because of my own expectations. I thought Foster would tell way more about his respective efforts of transformation and not drift into philosophy so much.

If you put this approach of mine aside the book can even be a “Pick”.

I just began the otters chapter. i‘m not very far in but I need to admit that I already grinned a lot because Foster does not hide that he does not like otters very much. Taking this into account I honour that he describes them as factual as he can – this is interesting enough. But the paragraphs where he compares them to equity traders at the stock exchange is really funny. I like his humour. Which should be no surprise, he is British, I think.

I‘m through with the badger chapter. I like the book until now. It‘s okay once you got used to the philosophical parenthesis.

What he tells is interesting because he mainly describes how the respective animal (badger) sees his environment. Which at the same is a bit disappointing because I thought he would tell more about his own very experiences and not just the “experimental set-up”.

But I could re-in act his cultural shock as he returned.

I am really not very far in, 20 minutes or so, but one definitely needs to accept some of Foster‘s thesis to not bail. I‘m curious about his experiment and experiences but even though it might scientifically be proven I myself cannot see the human desire to be animal-like that, according to Foster, is shown in cave paintings or in the fact that a child goes to bed with a plush toy or is read stories with personified animals as good night stories.

My next audiobook. 😃

I think, this one I found because of @Moony – thanks for that.

@Moony ‘s review made me curious. 😄

Before, I always overlooked or ignored the audiobook. 🤷🏽‍♀️

So now it‘s #BookishGoal ➕1️⃣ again: 44.

Finished this audobook. I learned much about badgers, foxes, deers and swifts. But sometimes Charles Foster is a little bit crazy. He hate cats. I can't take somebody seriously who hate cats... #nonfiction #audiobook

Good morning! Today I started the #24B4Monday with the tagged #audiobook and after heard 5 minutes I loving it. 😍 So today would be a better day than the last days with and reading/hearing time by one hour. 🤔

I wish you much reading time, too.

#catsoflitsy

This is my litrature for weekend and the #24B4Monday challenge. "This monstrous thing" I must finish for #12littens12books and the audiobook "being a beast" is borrowed from library.

So let start reading time!

@Andrew65 @TheReadingMermaid

This book was a trip and I LOVED IT. Author was a self-desribed "collector of adjectives," but I enjoyed his humor.

#nonfiction #memoir

#ReadInAruba I'm still reading this but I made lots of progress on vacation. I often have to stop reading because Eric will hear me laugh and I'll read the ridiculous part out loud to him. It's another in the number of books where a white dude tries to do something weird for a period of time (usually a year) and his wife judges him.

#nonfiction (technically a) #memoir #nature #animals

Mr Oryx just told me I look "to the manor born" and took this to prove it. Can't think what he means? ?

I could get used to this life.

My Christmas present last year was an night in a lovely hotel in Yorkshire. Just enjoying a pre dinner drink and a read by the fire. Mr Oryx and a snoring dog out of shot.

Really strange premise, so it was hard to get into. Some really good writing though, and some good little factoids about the animals the author was trying to emulate.

Sunday sunbathing with my favorite beast. ☀️☀️☀️

Being a Beast is Charles Foster‘s strange exploration of what it is like to be an animal. By tracking their movements, living in their environments, and even eating their diets, he tries to experience beastly life as closely as a human can.

My Litsy currently reading line is cracking me up. 😂😂😂 #accidentalspinepoetry #rawr

I think I'll try being a cat. It looks pretty easy.

I am having very mixed feelings about this one so far. #researchreads

#Bookhaul courtesy of Christmas gift card.

Picked up Being a Beast from Golden Hare Books in Edinburgh during my most recent trip abroad. It was extremely difficult to pick just one book from their lovely and beautifully displayed inventory. I can't wait to give this book a go.

I was game to try this book. I made it to Chapter 2 which begins with the author's vivid description of eating an earthworm. Too graphic for me and I'm sure more of that was to come as the author had committed to living (becoming) a badger, otter, fox, deer and swift. As the back cover blurb states the book "is a strange kind of masterpiece". I would agree on both counts.

I was game to try this book. I made it to Chapter 2 which begins with the author's vivid description of eating an earthworm. Too graphic for me and I'm sure more of that was to come as the author had committed to living (becoming) a badger, otter, fox, deer and swift. As the back cover blurb states the book "is a strange kind of masterpiece". I would agree on both counts.

#libraryhaul Another week, another trip to the library. I scored a couple of interesting non/fiction titles this week.

My love of nature and all things earth-related has been described by others as 'effusive', 'bizarrely enthusiastic' and even (a few times) 'weird'. Could this book be my soul mate...? Starting it as soon as I get home!

On May 26th and 27th Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London... What authors/ illustrators would you like to meet at a bookfest? What would you ask them?

This is mad in that 'I went to Oxford so I can now live in a badger hole' kinda way.