Phayvanh's review
The Snoring Bird: My Family's Journey Through a Century of Biology
by Bernd Heinrich
Phayvanh's review
The Snoring Bird: My Family's Journey Through a Century of Biology by Bernd Heinrich
Phayvanh's review
rating:
bookshelves:
2007,
reviews,
true-life
recommended for: history and nature lovers
There are those people in the world from whom, after hearing their true story, you develop a different outlook to world and a deeper appreciation for the person. I never knew Bernd Heinrich, but if I had, I would have felt this way after reading his memoir, The Snoring Bird.
Not only did the author write his own story about his coming of age in a time of war, under the critical eye of his naturalist father, but he also tells his father's story, upon which so much of it depends.
A father-son tale written through the lens of science and forgiveness. Unforgettable.
I'd read and advance reader's copy, so it probably didn't have all the photos /drawings of the final published version.
Not only did the author write his own story about his coming of age in a time of war, under the critical eye of his naturalist father, but he also tells his father's story, upon which so much of it depends.
A father-son tale written through the lens of science and forgiveness. Unforgettable.
I'd read and advance reader's copy, so it probably didn't have all the photos /drawings of the final published version.
