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The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds
by Diane Ackerman
by Diane Ackerman
So after reading The Zookeeper's Wife, I wanted to see what else Diane Ackerman had out there. Of course I was happy to learn that she loves animals and has written a few books about her adventures. I was able to find this at my library. Though it took me a while to get through (summer is always busy!) I finally finished and I really liked it. I do like Ackerman's writing - it can be so lyrical and thoughtful, though at times it was a bit too sappy for me. I would give it 4.5 out of 5 stars but I rounded up since Goodreads doesn't do half stars.
I love how in love she is with the animals and how she shares their stories with the reader. My favorites were probably the monk seals, short-tailed albatross and the Amazon. I didn't think I'd enjoy the butterfly and insects chapters much, but I actually did. One thing I really wanted to see (and I think some other reviewers have mentioned this as well) is some photographs. She does weave a great picture with her words, but as a photographer myself, I did feel that was a missing piece.
Now I really want to get my hands on The Moon by Whale Light.
I love how in love she is with the animals and how she shares their stories with the reader. My favorites were probably the monk seals, short-tailed albatross and the Amazon. I didn't think I'd enjoy the butterfly and insects chapters much, but I actually did. One thing I really wanted to see (and I think some other reviewers have mentioned this as well) is some photographs. She does weave a great picture with her words, but as a photographer myself, I did feel that was a missing piece.
Now I really want to get my hands on The Moon by Whale Light.
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Quotes Preeti Liked
“At some point, one asks, "Toward what end is my life lived?" A great freedom comes from being able to answer that question. A sleeper can be decoyed out of bed by the sheer beauty of dawn on the open seas. Part of my job, as I see it, is to allow that to happen. Sleepers like me need at some point to rise and take their turn on morning watch for the sake of the planet, but also for their own sake, for the enrichment of their lives. From the deserts of Namibia to the razor-backed Himalayas, there are wonderful creatures that have roamed the Earth much longer than we, creatures that not only are worthy of our respect but could teach us about ourselves.”
― Diane Ackerman, The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds
― Diane Ackerman, The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds
“In the rain forest, no niche lies unused. No emptiness goes unfilled. No gasp of sunlight goes untrapped. In a million vest pockets, a million life-forms quietly tick. No other place on earth feels so lush. Sometimes we picture it as an echo of the original Garden of Eden—a realm ancient, serene, and fertile, where pythons slither and jaguars lope. But it is mainly a world of cunning and savage trees. Truant plants will not survive. The meek inherit nothing. Light is a thick yellow vitamin they would kill for, and they do. One of the first truths one learns in the rain forest is that there is nothing fainthearted or wimpy about plants.”
― Diane Ackerman, The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds
― Diane Ackerman, The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds
Reading Progress
| 07/09/2009 | page 73 |
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35.1% | "I love Ackerman's writing." |
