A review by secrethistory
Rescuing the Spectacled Bear by Stephen Fry

3.0

This was a fun little book without a lot of substance, but what was there was good (you'll notice I even shelved it as "art," since much of the book is photography). The book is a published version of Fry's travel/production diary from a trip to Peru filming a documentary on spectacled bears. I learned a bit about Peru, a bit about spectacled bears, and a bit about documentary film making. All of these were interesting, but none went into depth. Still, it was a good introduction to the subject, and entertaining at that. The photographs are lovely, and I'm very happy I read the book. It's not one of Fry's classics, but it's still good and made me more aware of an important issue. I'd say it's done its job.