H Is for Hawk

by Helen Macdonald

Book Overview

One of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year
One of Slate's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Last 25 Years
ON MORE THAN 25 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR LISTS: including TIME (#1 Nonfiction Book), NPR, O, The Oprah Magazine (10 Favorite Books), Vogue (Top 10), Vanity Fair, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, San Francisco Chronicle (Top 10), Miami Herald, St...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802124739
• ISBN13: 9780802124739
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

As a friend of mine said: This book was written to win awards

The book has no heart. There is a slight touch in her grief, but not enough to help the reader sympathize with her. Much of the book is quotes taken from another writer's book, one could simply read the sword and the stone to get that information. Do not waste your time on this one

Not what I expected

This book tells the story of mourning loss, training a Goshawk, and perhaps some self growth. It was a shadow biography of another falconer- White. The author spends a lot of time discussing White's life and his issues. There are interesting and good parts but I definitely fell asleep more than once reading this book and was relieved to be done reading it.