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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Heartfelt sympathy and admiration of this wolf are not the author's weak spots, but storytelling certainty is. Ugh. Couldn't stay interested... Repetitive, redundant, and repetitive.
And I like wolves !!
There's a good and interesting story in here somewhere..
And I like wolves !!
There's a good and interesting story in here somewhere..
I really enjoyed this book. While I’m not really someone who enjoys nonfiction, this book had me smiling through some of it, cringing through others, to be so sad and furious at the end. The sadness and anger are sitting with me. Some parts were definitely hard to read….especially talking about the wolf cull that has happened in the past…but reading about the relationships the community developed with the wolf, while still keeping their distance, was very heart warming. Definitely recommend!
I read this book on a recommendation from The Gospel Coalition, on an article titled “The Books We Enjoyed in 2018” and it did not disappoint. If you like animals (mainly dogs) and the outdoors then I’d recommend this book.
It’s set in Alaska where a wolf, usually seen as menace to society, befriends pretty much any canine that trots in its path. Most of the people in the town soon fall in love with the wolf and name it Romeo. It then goes on sharing stories of friends Romeo made (canine and human) and informs you all about wolves and their necessity in nature to maintains ecosystems.
From a Christian worldview I see the complexity and intelligence of the creatures that God created for us to enjoy for His glory and our good. No matter how much of Gods creation that I encounter/learn about I am still in awe of God and His common grace to all people to enjoy such beauty.
It’s set in Alaska where a wolf, usually seen as menace to society, befriends pretty much any canine that trots in its path. Most of the people in the town soon fall in love with the wolf and name it Romeo. It then goes on sharing stories of friends Romeo made (canine and human) and informs you all about wolves and their necessity in nature to maintains ecosystems.
From a Christian worldview I see the complexity and intelligence of the creatures that God created for us to enjoy for His glory and our good. No matter how much of Gods creation that I encounter/learn about I am still in awe of God and His common grace to all people to enjoy such beauty.
This book is about a remarkable instance where people like Nick Jans caught a glimpse into one wolf's life. That wolf, nicknamed Romeo by his wife and soon caught on by the locals, had what seemed to be friendships with the dogs of the local people. Romeo was a curiously friendly and outgoing wolf.
This book not only follows the course of Romeo's time spent near Jans home, but also provides some wolf biology, musings on what Romeo was doing there, political aspects revolving around wolves in Alaska, and of course the historical interactions between wolf and man- a history that had Jans nervous for Romeo's life. Jans struggled between wanting Romeo to stay and interact with him, and wanting Romeo to just go away for his own safety.
Because of course there were those who thought he was a threat. Because of course there were those who would blame the wolf for a missing dog. Because of course there were those who would instigate the wolf, and then act all surprised when the wolf acted like a wolf. Because of course people are really stupid with wild animals.
But we all know this story could only end in Romeo's death (if you really thought the friendly wolf would live, you're only kidding yourself about the capacity of humans to have compassion and respect).
While this is not how Romeo died, this poor look-alike wolf did die this way:
"A woman out berry picking found a male black wolf carcass on the south end of town, bullet-riddled, throat cut, and dumped by a roadside turnout like a two-bit punk in some gangland execution."-pg. 142
Dear god. This is just sickening. Goodbye humanity. This is what people wanted his fate to be.
The guys who killed Romeo, Peacock and his Juneau buddy Myers, were even more scummy. Having a history of tormenting animals as they died, it is a miracle Romeo was spared a horrific death at the hands of these sadists. Their reasoning for killing him? Because they knew he was famous, and they wanted to make people sad. A grand trophy indeed.
Okay, this review gone rant is drawing to a close. Just...What a great story about people ruining everything ever.
This book not only follows the course of Romeo's time spent near Jans home, but also provides some wolf biology, musings on what Romeo was doing there, political aspects revolving around wolves in Alaska, and of course the historical interactions between wolf and man- a history that had Jans nervous for Romeo's life. Jans struggled between wanting Romeo to stay and interact with him, and wanting Romeo to just go away for his own safety.
Because of course there were those who thought he was a threat. Because of course there were those who would blame the wolf for a missing dog. Because of course there were those who would instigate the wolf, and then act all surprised when the wolf acted like a wolf. Because of course people are really stupid with wild animals.
But we all know this story could only end in Romeo's death (if you really thought the friendly wolf would live, you're only kidding yourself about the capacity of humans to have compassion and respect).
While this is not how Romeo died, this poor look-alike wolf did die this way:
"A woman out berry picking found a male black wolf carcass on the south end of town, bullet-riddled, throat cut, and dumped by a roadside turnout like a two-bit punk in some gangland execution."-pg. 142
Dear god. This is just sickening. Goodbye humanity. This is what people wanted his fate to be.
The guys who killed Romeo, Peacock and his Juneau buddy Myers, were even more scummy. Having a history of tormenting animals as they died, it is a miracle Romeo was spared a horrific death at the hands of these sadists. Their reasoning for killing him? Because they knew he was famous, and they wanted to make people sad. A grand trophy indeed.
Okay, this review gone rant is drawing to a close. Just...What a great story about people ruining everything ever.
Great for introducing the public to the plights wolves have faced, especially at the hands of humans...however the theme of every chapter was repetitive.
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Another shining example of why we can't have nice things.
Amazing book about the interesting tales of nature. Entertaining, informative and appealing story. A must read.
Compelling and informative read, Nick Jans puts into words the uniqueness of this rare friendship between man and wolf in a way that is impossible not to fall in love for Romeo.
