pickI‘d call this a fascinating but stressful read. It was a big library read on Libby a while ago, and I was intrigued enough to read it. It starts out with a pretty cool prehistory of North America, and half way through it quickly spirals into a distressing tirade of environmental destruction and needless cruelty as white colonists flood the scene. Indigenous perspectives are definitely missing in this book.
pickI loved this book- total thought provoking and full of climate dread.
pickI‘m on the fence. Parts of this were intriguing and new to me, but much of what‘s covered wasn‘t. I was pretty invested in the prehistory sections but there‘s much we don‘t know about this period so I appreciate that Flores can‘t write about what we don‘t yet know. Heavily focused on the truly barbaric and heartbreaking history of humans massacring animals which I found hard to read. Hopefully we‘ve turned a corner. Audio isn‘t the best, low pick.
so-soI think this book is largely about the pressures, from small to cataclysmic, that have impacted animal populations. The reason I‘m not sure is that I feel that the central thesis of this book got lost. It does contain some interesting facts, but mostly it‘s ground I‘ve found covered in other books. And the audiobook has some issues.
bailedI had to stop because the audiobook reader began to attempt various bad British accents as direct quotes from historical figures began to appear, and I just couldn‘t take it seriously anymore.
pickA tale of revenge
With a science fiction twist
Don't mess with the Tusks
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This short novella definitely made up for the less than savory finish of my last read.
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