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Lädt ... Deadly Kingdom: The Book of Dangerous Animals (2010)von Gordon Grice
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. some reviewers said he only dealt with creatures the average person would be familiar with. I don't think this is true, as it is a very broad book. If you already know everything you ever wanted to know about poison sponges, then give it a pass. That said, it is not scientific. If you want a quick surevy if the various ways man can come to sorrow at the paws, funs, teeth, spines of his fellow creatures, this is the book for you ( ) I bought this book on vacation. I've always thought of it as a vacation book, I have a hard time imagining myself buying it any other time. But in that tiny independent bookstore in Des Moines with my dad, on one of the last days of our vacation, it seemed perfect. Not on vacation, I almost gave up on this book a few times for being too lightweight. It relies heavily on anecdotes and is clearly meant to be entertaining rather than scholarly, and I resisted for a while before I finally gave in. Now my chief complaint is that I can't recall enough of the anecdotes. This book is full of the kind of stories you'll be looking for opportunities to interject into conversation. Farmers kicked to death by ostriches. How many servicemen were eaten by sharks in WWII. Why hyenas are no laughing matter. Grim conversational gems, to be sure, but fascinating. As the book progresses, you can tell that Grice's true love are the "gross" animals. Starting somewhere around the snakes, but seriously ramping up when you get into scorpions and spiders, you can almost hear Grice rubbing his hands with glee just behind you. Meanwhile, as he's describing enormous absesses and losses of limb, I'm all but screaming at the book, "But how much time between when they were bitten and when they sought medical help?" Rigorous, Grice's approach is not. But his love of the subject shows, and that will float you quite a while. Know anyone who thinks humans are precious snowflakes exempt from the food chain? Buy them this book! Deadly creatures from tigers to tapeworms are highlighted in each chapter but there are some critical flaws. First, the amount of personal stories stray away from the main topic and start to distract from the plot. Second, this book would have benefited from a good editor to helped the overall flow of the narrative. Most chapters were fragmented with interesting facts about each species that lacked smooth transition into the next species. There were multiple lists of mauling for each species that became boring and just filler. The best-edited chapter focused on insects where it was broken down by each order with subheading that helped to clarify the information. I didn’t learn anything new from this book and found it a bit repetitive. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Describes the author's life-long obsession with dangerous animals that prompted his amateur studies with virtually all dangerous creatures, from sharks and bears to alligators and spiders. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)591.65Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Specific topics in natural history of animals Categories of animals NoxiousnessKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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