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A review by katiescho741
Islands of Abandonment: Life In The Post-Human Landscape by Cal Flyn
3.0
3.5 Stars.
I enjoyed this book. I liked how each chapter was about a certain place, but she also discussed other abandoned sites with similar circumstances. It was a strangely positive book in that Cal Flyn shows us that nature reclaims these areas where humans have fucked things up too much.
There's a lot of variety in the areas, and I liked some more than others. I wasn't too interested in the botanical garden chapter, but the idea of being careful with "alien" plants and animals was interesting in itself. I think sometimes she goes way off on a tangent, and before you know it, you're reading about something you didn't expect. Sometimes this works, but sometimes I found myself bored. She visited each site, and sometimes her personal experiences were the weakest parts of the sections. I personally preferred the history.
The chapter on the Battle of Verdun was my favourite.
Overall, a really good book about how humans screw up and nature bounces back.
I enjoyed this book. I liked how each chapter was about a certain place, but she also discussed other abandoned sites with similar circumstances. It was a strangely positive book in that Cal Flyn shows us that nature reclaims these areas where humans have fucked things up too much.
There's a lot of variety in the areas, and I liked some more than others. I wasn't too interested in the botanical garden chapter, but the idea of being careful with "alien" plants and animals was interesting in itself. I think sometimes she goes way off on a tangent, and before you know it, you're reading about something you didn't expect. Sometimes this works, but sometimes I found myself bored. She visited each site, and sometimes her personal experiences were the weakest parts of the sections. I personally preferred the history.
The chapter on the Battle of Verdun was my favourite.
Overall, a really good book about how humans screw up and nature bounces back.