Glen Chilton
Autor de The Curse of the Labrador Duck: My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction
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The curse of the labrador duck : my obsessive quest… por Glen Chilton
The places and ducks were interesting . The author seems obsessed not so much withtheducks as with the idea of scenarios which will end in his sharing hotel rooms with women other than his wife. Bit odd.
Fun, silly but probably not of much interest to most people, even birders.
A strange little book about seeing every stuffed Labrador Duck in the world. At times, very funny, although the author seemed a little too focused on sex. I guess there are only so many ways to spice up a book about extinct ducks. Still, I'm glad I read it, especially for the interesting travel observations and the laugh out loud insights.
This is a great book if you happen to be an ornithologist planning a trip through southern Germany and Austria to look at museum collections (like me); I recognised some of the places and people, and appreciated the useful reviews of different collections, and even the tourist tips for each place.
If you're not a museum ornithologist, you might find the description of the condition and appearance of stuffed Labrador Ducks begins to lose its charm after about duck #30.
Apart from that, the book is standard travel writing, as Chilton describes the cities and villages he treks through to accomplish his self-imposed mission of measuring every known Labrador Duck in museum collections. The style is a bit Bill Bryson-esque, but—and this is an important but—Bryson's jokes are almost always funny.
The only weird thing about the book (apart from duck measuring, that's perfectly normal as far as I'm concerned) is Chilton seems obsessed with women, and contrives to travel with, skinny-dip with, or share a hotel room and even a bed with several women who are not his wife, while proclaiming his complete fidelity. Every few pages he's ogling or flirting with young women. It's a bit odd.… (más)
If you're not a museum ornithologist, you might find the description of the condition and appearance of stuffed Labrador Ducks begins to lose its charm after about duck #30.
Apart from that, the book is standard travel writing, as Chilton describes the cities and villages he treks through to accomplish his self-imposed mission of measuring every known Labrador Duck in museum collections. The style is a bit Bill Bryson-esque, but—and this is an important but—Bryson's jokes are almost always funny.
The only weird thing about the book (apart from duck measuring, that's perfectly normal as far as I'm concerned) is Chilton seems obsessed with women, and contrives to travel with, skinny-dip with, or share a hotel room and even a bed with several women who are not his wife, while proclaiming his complete fidelity. Every few pages he's ogling or flirting with young women. It's a bit odd.… (más)
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- 3.5
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