I’m sorry – I just haven’t had time to review a book this week. It’s been a busy week in which I have given four talks and attended three ‘events’.
But the reviews of A Message from Martha keep arriving.
Here are two that pleased me a lot:
The Independent (Michael McCarthy): ‘This book will be a wildlife classic’ – full review here
The Well Read Naturalist blog (John E. Riutta) : ‘…of all those that have come my way thus far, Mark Avery’s A Message from Martha stands apart from and above the rest in both the quality of writing as well as the information collected within its pages‘ and ‘If you read only one book on the Passenger Pigeon during 2014 – or anytime after – make it Mark Avery’s A Message from Martha’. – full review here
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hey Mark, you don’t owe us anything. Have a day of rest! Congratulations on the positive reviews of MFM.
I started my Ecology lectures last week – we were talking about extinction and I asked the students if they knew which animal was driven to extinction exactly 100 years ago. One student knew the answer! They were all fascinated by the story of Martha, it was a great springboard for discussion. The college library will be getting copies of the book soon too 🙂
I’m about 2/3 of the way through Martha and can understand why you are getting such good reviews Mark. Oh and I’m thoroughlly enjoying it too!
Paul – very kind of you and I’m glad you are enjoying it.