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A review by obscuredbyclouds
Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
1.0
The international wolf center says: "When Farley Mowat published his 1963 book, Never Cry Wolf, it was heralded by environmentalists from his native Canada all the way to the Soviet Union. His real-life account of wolf behavior in Canada seemed to shed new light on their prey, their behavior and their role in an ecosystem. But was it actually a true story as he proclaimed? The answer is no."
I started this book with the knowledge that it was an important book that helped to change the perception of wolves and that I shouldn't believe every word Mowat writes. But I was not expecting this to read like I imagine Gilderoy Lockhart's made-up adventure stories sound. So pompeous! And the description of the wolves was so anthropomorphized; he kept writing about a wolf and his 'wife' and suscriping human gendered behavior depending on the animal's sex.
I considered giving this two points for its impact, but as far as reading enjoyment goes, there was none.
I started this book with the knowledge that it was an important book that helped to change the perception of wolves and that I shouldn't believe every word Mowat writes. But I was not expecting this to read like I imagine Gilderoy Lockhart's made-up adventure stories sound. So pompeous! And the description of the wolves was so anthropomorphized; he kept writing about a wolf and his 'wife' and suscriping human gendered behavior depending on the animal's sex.
I considered giving this two points for its impact, but as far as reading enjoyment goes, there was none.