Along the Bay of Bengal between India and Bangladesh stretches a strange and beautiful flooded forest. This enchanted forest is called the Sundarba...
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Oct 30, 2011
Diana
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Read this to catch a glimpse of people who live with an animal who kills them, and people who respect the lives of those tigers. A way of living with the unknown, the unknowable, and danger, and willing to live within a world they (we) cannot control. With respect, honor and love. And fear. An amazing view into how we once lived with animals.
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Jun 15, 2011
Suzanne
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Interesting book about a little known area and even though a National Park, not accessible to tourists. It seems to be the only area where tigers routinely kill and eat humans, many of which are not reported because the men are in the forest illegally poaching. It is the second book I have read that talks about the relationship between humans and tigers. The books were written about very different areas and by authors with different backgrounds and objectives. The common theme is areas where
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Oct 24, 2010
Lauren
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I knew going into Spell of the Tiger that the author was trying to trick me into picking it up with the awesome subtitle "The MAN-EATERS of Sundarbans" AND IT WORKED. If the following except does not entice you, then you are stronger willed than I:
"In Sundarbans, a crocodile might lurch from the water and grab you; a tiger could leap at you from land or water; as you wade ashore from a dinghy, sharks may attack. There are deadly snakes... such as the shutanuli, which More...
"In Sundarbans, a crocodile might lurch from the water and grab you; a tiger could leap at you from land or water; as you wade ashore from a dinghy, sharks may attack. There are deadly snakes... such as the shutanuli, which More...
Oct 24, 2010
Colin
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An amazing book. Anyone who loves tigers or the Indian subcontinent needs to read it, anyone interested in religion needs to read it as well.
Sy Mongomery is in my opinion one of the premier nature writers out there. This book is a great example of why. Taking a trip to the Sundarbans, a giant mangrove swamp where the local tiger population views the local human population as lunch, she explores the complex lives of the forest's residents. The prose delves into the intertwining of More...
Sy Mongomery is in my opinion one of the premier nature writers out there. This book is a great example of why. Taking a trip to the Sundarbans, a giant mangrove swamp where the local tiger population views the local human population as lunch, she explores the complex lives of the forest's residents. The prose delves into the intertwining of More...
Oct 13, 2011
Judy
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Somewhat about the tigers of Sundarbans, but more about the culture, life and religion of the Indian people who live in the area. Well written and informative. Interesting read. Brings to the reader the mystery and magic of these threatened and awe inspiring animals.
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Oct 24, 2010
Dan
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This is great writing, but while the natural history and the cultural descriptions interested me, I found myself drifting off as she described a lot of the religious ceremonies. Part of the problem, I think, is that the author had no idea what was going on at the time she experienced many of these things in the Indian Sundabarans (she didn't speak Bengali and her hosts didn't speak much English) so she only learned what had happened after the fact. Still, I'd recommend it to anyone who has an in
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Oct 24, 2010
Angie
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Sy Montgomery is my hero. She's smart and concientious and a good writer and fearless and has adventures and tells the best stories. Wow. I kind of want to be her one day. I just don't know if I'm cut out the same stuff as she is. She's kind of way cooler than I am. Read her books. Especially "The Good, Good Pig." Do it now.
Sep 05, 2011
Talea
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I've remembered this one for some time--especially peculiar details, like the salt-water-drinking ways of the tigers in the book. It takes something special for me to continue reading a book with "man-eaters" in the title, and I think this one managed it quite well.
Sep 05, 2011
Beth
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The beginning of this book is so great to use with students working on visualizing. They are engaged from the very start. I enjoy how Montgomery uses research questions throughout her writing to demonstrate to students how the research trips come together.
Jun 01, 2011
Sandy
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I found this difficult to read because of all the myths in it. That's just not my kind of reading. But I love this author and wanted to finish this one, so I plowed through it.
Oct 24, 2010
Brittany
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This is a well-written, inspiring, and uplifting book about man-eating tigers in India. And if you don't understand how that can possibly be, then you need to read this book!
Oct 24, 2010
Tracy Elizabeth
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Captivating book. I felt a bit disconnected though. There was a TV documentary made from this book which really made up for my lack of readership skills.
Sep 05, 2011
Katrina
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I thought this would be a bit different than it was...It's a short children's book with photographs, not in novel form. But it was interesting.
Oct 24, 2010
Maggie
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The writing was a little hokey but the stories about the tiger attacks were awesome.
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