Cathy Johnson answers “I enjoyed Flight Behavior and felt it...”

Carolyn O'Neal asked this question about Flight Behavior:

I enjoyed Flight Behavior and felt it struck a nice balance between science and story. How did other readers feel about this balance? Was there enough science? Too much? Did you skip through the science to get to the story? Or the other way around? My books also integrate science into the story so I am interested in what other readers thought.

Cathy Johnson I found the balance to be a bit heavy on the science side, particularly considering Dellarobia's educational background. Clearly she is intelligent an…moreI found the balance to be a bit heavy on the science side, particularly considering Dellarobia's educational background. Clearly she is intelligent and a quick learner, but even so, I just found it a little difficult to imagine many of the things a little hard to imagine. Having raised monarchs myself over the last couple of summers and following ecological changes that have been stressing them, I still had a little difficulty with some of the science. (less)

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Carolyn O'Neal Balancing science and drama is tough even for the best writers. I've had the same issues with KINGSLEY.

You raise monarchs! I had no idea individuals ...more
Dec 27, 2015 09:30PM · flag

Cathy Johnson I am a member of Wild Ones, a national not-for-profit organization that advocates for the use of native plants in landscaping, prairie restoration, pl ...more
Dec 28, 2015 07:54AM · flag

Kenneth Mitchell I thought the balance was good but have to confess to having a Ph.D. in zoology. Still, having said that, I have read other books with a scientific ba ...more
Jan 07, 2016 08:27AM · flag

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