A review by spiralstrix
To See Every Bird on Earth: A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession by Dan Koeppel

4.0

I will gladly read any book having to do with birds, so it is not surprising that I enjoyed this. The author took a different angle than I was anticipating (It was more of a biography/memoir than a nature book), but I still found it interesting. Overall, it served as an intriguing look at the sport of birding, family dynamics, dreams vs. duty, and the line between passion and obsession. However, something about the described 'big listers' and their motivations saddens me. Of course, the author does share a (kind of) similar stance, and I appreciate his willingness to dig deeper to try to understand the nature of obsession.