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spellygirl's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
aina's review
3.0
If you're an animal lover, you'll revel at the content of this book.
Bold and wild, indeed, My Wild Life was an insightful yet enjoyable read. We follow Simon Cowell as he recalled his early life, his growth from the boy whose hands were used to dirts to the man whose pocket was always heavy with money who then ends up with a house full of animals.
With an engaging prologue, Cowell succeeded tremendously in hooking me up and reeling me in. I was never bored from reading all the procedures of saving a deer, the dos and the don'ts. He wrote in a relaxed manner which made it an easy read. Without going into too much details, he skilfully penned the stories of his animal rescues which was funny one moment and heartfelt the next, how he came to do what he did today, and the turbulent growth of Wildlife Aid.
Although it wasn't explored in depth, he didn't shy away from talking about his mistakes, how there were others who didn't really like him, and the nature of his relationship with his ex-wife. But then his passion in saving wildlife was admirable, and so does the people in Wildlife Aid. Sure enough, their effort should never go to waste and instead be the little nudge we need to wake up and do the right thing to conserve our nature.
One of my favourite parts of this book was his visits to other countries. It was both eye-opening and heart-wrenching. Based on his account, it's wretched to know how people can use cultures and entertainment as an excuse to mistreat animals. Clearly, we still have a long way to go.
The only thing I wasn't a fan of was the 'look at me' tone in his writing. While his passion for the wildlife welfare was inspiring, it seemed to me sometimes that his self-confident could be a bit underwhelming. I liked the pride he had in himself for what he did with the animals and the rescues, but too much of it could be seen as something little less pleasant. I wished he could tone it down a little once in a while.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. I loved how his passion shone throughout the book. Every now and then he reminded us of the misfortune the nature is facing right now, how oblivious we've been with the wildlife welfare, and how dangerous we've made their life and habitat now. It's easy to push aside their issues when we're too occupied with our own and since they don't have any means of communication to connect with us, it makes things even more difficult. Therefore, we need people like Cowell, like those in Wildlife Aid, and the rest of the teams to help voice out the concern. After all, we're not the only creature living on earth.
Bold and wild, indeed, My Wild Life was an insightful yet enjoyable read. We follow Simon Cowell as he recalled his early life, his growth from the boy whose hands were used to dirts to the man whose pocket was always heavy with money who then ends up with a house full of animals.
With an engaging prologue, Cowell succeeded tremendously in hooking me up and reeling me in. I was never bored from reading all the procedures of saving a deer, the dos and the don'ts. He wrote in a relaxed manner which made it an easy read. Without going into too much details, he skilfully penned the stories of his animal rescues which was funny one moment and heartfelt the next, how he came to do what he did today, and the turbulent growth of Wildlife Aid.
Although it wasn't explored in depth, he didn't shy away from talking about his mistakes, how there were others who didn't really like him, and the nature of his relationship with his ex-wife. But then his passion in saving wildlife was admirable, and so does the people in Wildlife Aid. Sure enough, their effort should never go to waste and instead be the little nudge we need to wake up and do the right thing to conserve our nature.
One of my favourite parts of this book was his visits to other countries. It was both eye-opening and heart-wrenching. Based on his account, it's wretched to know how people can use cultures and entertainment as an excuse to mistreat animals. Clearly, we still have a long way to go.
The only thing I wasn't a fan of was the 'look at me' tone in his writing. While his passion for the wildlife welfare was inspiring, it seemed to me sometimes that his self-confident could be a bit underwhelming. I liked the pride he had in himself for what he did with the animals and the rescues, but too much of it could be seen as something little less pleasant. I wished he could tone it down a little once in a while.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. I loved how his passion shone throughout the book. Every now and then he reminded us of the misfortune the nature is facing right now, how oblivious we've been with the wildlife welfare, and how dangerous we've made their life and habitat now. It's easy to push aside their issues when we're too occupied with our own and since they don't have any means of communication to connect with us, it makes things even more difficult. Therefore, we need people like Cowell, like those in Wildlife Aid, and the rest of the teams to help voice out the concern. After all, we're not the only creature living on earth.
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