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The deep allure of Diski's writing is its combination of dry wit, rapier thinking, a disarmingly engaging conversational tone and moral clarity. Her book is a necessary read, sparkling, funny and warm. (Ruth Padel Guardian )
'What a tremendous book... As a species, Diski is genuinely a national treasure' (Stephanie Cross The Lady )
'A quirky, exhilarating expedition into the animal kingdom' (Kathryn Hughes Mail on Sunday ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
'What a tremendous book... As a species, Diski is genuinely a national treasure' (Stephanie Cross The Lady )
'A quirky, exhilarating expedition into the animal kingdom' (Kathryn Hughes Mail on Sunday ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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* From the award-winning writer, following her memoirs, Skating to Antarctica, Stranger on a Train, On Trying to Keep Still - a unique book about animal watching, out now in paperback.
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WHAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANIMALS is a sort of dramatized struggle by the author to interrogate herself and push as hard as she can against facile or over-eager assumptions about human relations with animals. The book COULD have been a disaster, as it has no real shape and makes no claim to any specific authority. Instead, purely on the strength of Diski's intellect and brilliance as a writer, it really could not be bettered. Every page is either curious or funny or annoying or disgusting, depending on topic. She is as interesting on her own cats as she is on orangutans, lambs, elephants and experimental chicks. Indeed her description of the orangutan's 'fruit stare' has enriched my life to the point when I would recommend the book for this alone. Her twists and turns on human meat-eating rehearse the arguments for and against in a suitably agonized form. For anyone even faintly interested in human interaction with animals (which must be most of us) or, failing that, for anyone even faintly interested in beautifully written and appealing prose (another sizeable group!) this is one of the year's best books.
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I have read several of this author's books and always find them enjoyable and amusing. One learns more and more about her life, and although animals do feature in this book their presence is relevant.
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