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markcastaneda's review against another edition
3.0
some incredible lines, but some of it was forced in that it wasn't always well written and constructed, but just a flowing pen of passion. doesn't translate as well as essays as it might as poems
feywildfiction's review against another edition
It's just slow going with this one for me and just so many books I want to read right now so I'll get back to it when I can.
clownface's review against another edition
2.5
A little too navel-gazey for me at times. The beginning half was much better than the ending half.
_violetslikecastanets's review against another edition
3.0
This collection as a whole was hit or miss but the stories of Tucson's geological history were mesmerizing.
afewwildpoems's review against another edition
4.0
I wasn't sure about this at first. The sections felt too short, winding, and unfinished, and I was expecting more nature writing. But I soon grew to appreciate the beatiful way this book weaves in and out of nature, of memoir, of the spiritual, of the human. Each chapter, though seemingly separate and distinct, builds to form one narrative. A lovely, harshly honest look at the human spirit and how we connect ourselves with the world around us.
dracoaestas's review
4.0
Great range of essays. I absolutely loved some of them, found all of them interesting. Beautiful prose and a great variation of perspectives on human and animal connections.
stefanieh's review
4.0
A wonderful and thought-provoking collection of essays on humans as animals and humans and our relationship with nature and animals. A particularly fantastic essay about hands and another about culture both human and animal.
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