pickThis reads like a travel novel exploring the people who protect and study rivers. The information is good, the people are interesting, but the lack of the river itself annoyed me. It‘s a naturalist manifesto, and I agree with protecting the riparian ecosystems because of its importance, but the title didn‘t match the message.
bailed30% in and it‘s nothing but piss, pustules, belching, and dog shite. Who wrote this, two twelve year olds? Was it written for twelve year olds? There is no discernible story. I literally have no clue what kind of create the MC is, and I‘ve given up caring. This is nothing like I thought it would be, and I have zero will to continue.
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Three chapters in, and I like each one has been its own thing. WTF is going in with this book? And how old are these authors that there is almost a paragraph on the MC‘s urine (piss in the book)? I‘m not sure I‘m going to make it with that one. The narrator is great, but even he can‘t save this so far.
I needed something relaxing to listen to before bed; and for whatever reason this seemed like it would fit the bill.
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Recent acquisition for our personal library (birthday present from my wife, Amy).
pickWhat a fantastic piece of nature writing, exciting, informative, inspiring. Fascinating for all of the ecological information and the profiles of various people working to save various endangered rivers around the globe. Also a beautiful depiction of masculine friendship.
pickI accidentally used a Everand credit on this when I meant to grab Yukon Alone. After a half hour of confusion about the book being about King Salmon and not an adventure race I figured it out and found the book very interesting. King salmon run along the Yukon River but like many other species are suffering with climate change and overfishing. The author takes a canoe trip to talk to the people who live along the river and see the salmon.
pickSpurred on by legal rights granted to rivers in places around the world, Macfarlane explores some of those rulings alongside people who passionately care for rivers and his experience with them himself. Rather than definitively answering the eponymous question, he lays the framework for the reader to do so themself. A very engaging read with some river sounds in the audio.
pickNonfiction about an expedition to kayak the Tsangpo Gorge in Tibet. It‘s a wild story and about more than just the river.
