Vesper Flights by Helen MacdonaldMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A series of essays, not all with the subject of birds. Well
written essays. I listened to the audiobook that was narrated by the author.
She does a fantastic job, and I think this is the best way to read her book.
There are 41 essays in this book, many short and none too
long. Some of the pieces appeared in a magazine prior, but may have been
reworked slightly for the book. Only once did there seem to be a repetition of
material, found in back-to-back essays. Perhaps that should have been edited a
bit more, but overall the essays do shine for the language and thoughts.
Animals, well birds more specifically, do come up frequently
in most of the essays. She also wrote about her migraines, a refugee and a few
essays were autobiographical.
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