courto875's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Animal death
Moderate: Child abuse
jessereadsthings's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Minor: Child abuse
deedireads's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
3.75
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TL;DR REVIEW:
Fox & I is a unique, heartfelt little memoir. Although it didn’t quite hold my attention all the way through, the prose is excellent and I ‘m glad I read it.
For you if: You like memoir and nature nonfiction.
FULL REVIEW:
TL;DR REVIEW:
Fox & I is a unique, heartfelt little memoir. Although it didn’t quite hold my attention all the way through, the prose is excellent and I ‘m glad I read it.
For you if: You like memoir and nature nonfiction.
FULL REVIEW:
“I realised that a fox, like a rainbow and every other gift from Nature, had an intrinsic value that was quite independent of its longevity. After that, whenever I questioned devoting so much time to an animal whose lifespan barely exceeded the blink of an eye, I remembered rainbows.”
I hadn’t heard of Fox & I until I got it in a monthly book subscription box, but the synopsis immediately caught my eye: a memoir by a woman who lived in the middle of nowhere and befriended a fox by reading to it from The Little Prince. I love memoirs and had been reading more nature nonfiction lately, so I decided to give it a try.
Catherine Raven has never felt at ease around other people or at home in the regular rhythms of society, but she can certainly write great sentences. The book is quiet and feels different from most memoirs, and it’s a beautiful little story with equal parts sadness and joy. So basically, it had everything I love, and I wanted to love it overall. But for some reason, I struggled to stay engaged and I found my attention waning, even after I went back and started over. I’m not sure if that was the book or me and my mindset at the time, though, and I’m still glad I read it.
If you think this has all the right ingredients for you, I would definitely still say you should give it a try.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Minor: Child abuse
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