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A review by bookchew
The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London by Christopher Skaife
5.0
(Audiobook)
I cannot believe how taken I’ve become with this book. The ravenmaster’s personality shines through every bit as much as the ravens’ do. This book hit all the right notes: soothing descriptions of daily, menial tasks; laugh-out-loud tales of working in an unusual setting with both the peculiar public and peculiar birds; anecdotal history lessons and an overview of the raven’s role in folklore, film, and more; a humble narrator with a remarkable story; and all the high stakes tension of finding yourself invested in characters (both human and corvid) that are so deftly drawn.
I listened to the audiobook and I strongly recommend it. The text is read by the ravenmaster himself, who, in addition to being an entertaining speaker, makes some worthy raven noises.
One of my favorite non-fiction reads of 2018.
I cannot believe how taken I’ve become with this book. The ravenmaster’s personality shines through every bit as much as the ravens’ do. This book hit all the right notes: soothing descriptions of daily, menial tasks; laugh-out-loud tales of working in an unusual setting with both the peculiar public and peculiar birds; anecdotal history lessons and an overview of the raven’s role in folklore, film, and more; a humble narrator with a remarkable story; and all the high stakes tension of finding yourself invested in characters (both human and corvid) that are so deftly drawn.
I listened to the audiobook and I strongly recommend it. The text is read by the ravenmaster himself, who, in addition to being an entertaining speaker, makes some worthy raven noises.
One of my favorite non-fiction reads of 2018.