Reviews

Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe by Jane Goodall

katierobertsonshaddix's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

marcymurli's review against another edition

4.0

This is a wonderful, insightful book that doesn't only give an overview of Goodall's work with the chimpanzees. It also illustrates why so much needs to change about the relationship between humans and our environment. It's also just wonderful to read her observations about these creatures--to see how incredible they are, and how much like humans they are, including all the violence. The conclusion of the book has some harrowing stories about medical experiments on chimpanzees and the torturous conditions they endure. Is it any wonder, however, given how we do that to each other too?

cupojoe101's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

lilygross's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.25

brisamar's review against another edition

4.0

Me encantó. Durante todo el tiempo que leí el libro me la pasé pensando que tal como ahora viven los chimpancés debemos haber vivido una buena temporada los humanos, en total indefensión frente a enfermedades y cambios en nuestro entorno. Las vidas de los chimpancés me emocionaron en algunos casos hasta las lágrimas al constatar cuan parecidos somos y el deplorable trato que se les da.

mvp815's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

dorissander's review against another edition

informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

alexmonster's review against another edition

4.0

Well-written, dramatic, interesting

tlkpharm's review against another edition

3.0

I had mixed feelings throughout this book. Initially I enjoyed reading the stories of the different chimpanzee families. After awhile, it became difficult to keep track of all of them. A bit later in the book, the stories began to feel repetitive. I enjoyed the conclusion of the book, as well as the updates she gave about some of the chimpanzees years later. Overall, I did not enjoy this book as much as I thought I would.

catswain's review against another edition

4.0

When I was about 15 years old I became enthralled with animal behavior and chimpanzees. I read everything I could about Jane Goodall and also the chimps like Lucy and Washoe that learned sign language. It was one of the reasons I majored in biology. So I picked up this book more for nostalgia than anything else. However, I got caught up in the book more than I thought I would. Reading about the chimpanzees of Gombe was like reading a novel with multi-generational characters.