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jaimcham's review
2.0
Jane Goodall is awesome, obviously, but a bunch of letters don't really provide enough skeleton for a book.
You'll love this if you like reading other people's mail.
You'll love this if you like reading other people's mail.
bjreader's review
2.0
I admire Jane for her work & I have had the privilege of hearing her speak; this book though did not keep me engrossed and reading her letters for me became quite boring. Especially since there was only her side and many times I became lost in what she was speaking about or replying to at the time of writing the letters. I have to admit that I skimmed through many of the letters.
shawnwhy's review
5.0
Dr. Goodall writes very pleasantly and with good-natured humor its very interesting to get a first hand account of the first close study of Chimpanzee. I can see why a lot of people criticize her for giving her subjects human names. but its still a very through description of the observations
kelseyhip's review
3.0
Not a fan of the editors writing style but if you skip through to Ms. Goodalls letters they’re pretty brill
readingwithsammi's review
2.0
I feel bad giving this a low review but I really struggled through it. I had predicted this to be one of my 5 star books but I was wrong.
This book is a series of Jane's letters to family and friends throughout her life through her time in Africa and marriage to Hugo.
I loved seeing Jane's non-professional personality shine through: she's cheeky, funny and always has something to say. I would say the second half of the book was better than the first (the first is her childhood and then we move onto Africa and her research). I thought it was adorable to see letters about her wedding and all the fun things in between (i.e. discussing Dr. Leaky's eye wart that's growing eyelashes out of it).
There was also the casually thrown in bit about Dr. Leaky's brother being buried alive as a human sacrifice AND I NEED MORE INFORMATION ASAP! and I need this to be made into it's own novel because I was just aghast at the small paragraph I read.
I'm wondering if I will feel the same about [b:Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters The Later Years|40148|Beyond Innocence An Autobiography in Letters The Later Years|Jane Goodall|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1169410641l/40148._SY75_.jpg|39834] (likely).
This book is a series of Jane's letters to family and friends throughout her life through her time in Africa and marriage to Hugo.
I loved seeing Jane's non-professional personality shine through: she's cheeky, funny and always has something to say. I would say the second half of the book was better than the first (the first is her childhood and then we move onto Africa and her research). I thought it was adorable to see letters about her wedding and all the fun things in between (i.e. discussing Dr. Leaky's eye wart that's growing eyelashes out of it).
There was also the casually thrown in bit about Dr. Leaky's brother being buried alive as a human sacrifice AND I NEED MORE INFORMATION ASAP! and I need this to be made into it's own novel because I was just aghast at the small paragraph I read.
I'm wondering if I will feel the same about [b:Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters The Later Years|40148|Beyond Innocence An Autobiography in Letters The Later Years|Jane Goodall|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1169410641l/40148._SY75_.jpg|39834] (likely).
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