How To Be a Good Creature

A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

200 pages

English language

Published April 17, 2018

ISBN:
978-0-544-93832-8
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OCLC Number:
1016831669

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3 stars (1 review)

A naturalist and adventurer discusses the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals who have profoundly affected her, exploring themes of learning to become empathetic, creating families, coping with loss, and the otherness and sameness of people and animals.

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3 stars

A nice book with good lessons, but seems to be abridged versions of stories she's told in other books, with more detail. I previously read her book Soul of an Octopus, and got much mroe out of her time with the octopi reading that book. Perhaps this book would be a good jumping off point, reading this first and going to her other writings next depending on which of these stories sound the most interesting. She talks about many of her other endeavors while talking about the 13 animals in question, so even if she doesn't have a full book talking about, say, her pet pig, you might still find other writings mentioned in the chapter.

Subjects

  • Human-animal relationships
  • Animals
  • Anecdotes