A review by blundershelf
Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn

hopeful informative

5.0

Gran thought that despite how interesting this book is, it's overall depressing. I have to disagree with her as I found it to be a hopeful (and super compelling) look at how nature survives and rebounds without humanity/intervention. Flyn pulls from sociology, history, ecology, anthropology and personal anecdote to create narratives of abandoned landscapes irrevocably altered by humans. Her interviews especially are so excellent because she meets people where they're at and withholds knee-jerk judgements. I think the world would be a better place if this book were widely read.