karimorton33's review against another edition
4.0
What an interesting read (listen)! I really enjoyed learning about elephants and the magnificent creatures they are, and also about the other animals on the reserve and their quirks. At times this was a heartbreaking book, but I still really enjoyed it.
dorothy_gale's review against another edition
5.0
5★: ADVENTUROUS, EDUCATIONAL, & TUGS AT THE HEARTSTRINGS IF YOU LOVE ANIMALS. I can’t help but admire people who give so much to help animals in a huge way, and these were HUGE animals. Attempting to corral wild ones would be insanely scary. Then of course there is the anger, frustration, and sadness with all the poaching that happens. This was my first non-fiction book about elephants, and was totally worthwhile.
jonwood's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
2.0
I was rather disappointed with the book, I did not feel like learned much about elephants. Sometimes I found the narration hard to follow, and often seem more like he would be annoying the elephants than helping them.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
briannehuffman's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
4.5
jenmat1197's review against another edition
5.0
This is a story told by Lawerence Anthony - a man who has devoted his life to animal conservation in Africa. It is a true story - his own and how he came to be the owner of 9 elephants on his Thula Thula conservation land in Zululand, South Africa. They were a herd of rogue elephants who continually escaped their former home, watched their matriarch be shot due to her antics, and then had to be moved 600 miles away to a new land unfamiliar to him. Anthony's ability to settle these large beast and have them thrive was nothing short of amazing.
I loved this book. I have always had a love for Africa and for Elephants. These are my daughter, Finley's, favorite animals, and she and I have on our bucket list to visit Africa in the new future (and I think Thula Thula will definitely be a stop). The story is well written and well told. He is very honest about how dangerous his work is, and that these are not pets, but wild animals. He is a man that saves even a deadly mamba snake - his heart is only in the preservation of these animals in their natural habitat. With Man continually closing in, more and more animals are becoming extinct and ending up in zoos, and people like Anthony are trying to stop that from happening.
I encourage you to read this book. IT was wonderful.
I loved this book. I have always had a love for Africa and for Elephants. These are my daughter, Finley's, favorite animals, and she and I have on our bucket list to visit Africa in the new future (and I think Thula Thula will definitely be a stop). The story is well written and well told. He is very honest about how dangerous his work is, and that these are not pets, but wild animals. He is a man that saves even a deadly mamba snake - his heart is only in the preservation of these animals in their natural habitat. With Man continually closing in, more and more animals are becoming extinct and ending up in zoos, and people like Anthony are trying to stop that from happening.
I encourage you to read this book. IT was wonderful.
orygunn's review against another edition
5.0
What a wonderful tale of the relationship between human and elephants.
sisbill's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
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