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Great book but don't recommend the audio version

Revisado: 03-25-22

The book is fun and interesting. A lot of the book is about people and all the terrible/stupid things we've done to animals over time, so if you love animals and don't like people, definitely dig in. And to contrast some reviews that criticize the book for being too sex-obsessed, that's kind of the point: sex is a big part of biology, the animal world, and I think the author uses it to bring up a theme underlying the whole book: animals are very often not cuddly creatures and nature can be rather insane. If you want a lighter version of reality on this topic, go watch a Disney-produced animal documentary or something. I think the point of the book is: let's learn some wild things about some misunderstood animals, understand the ways in which we make animals all about ourselves and don't respect them, and come away knowing that nature is both cuddly and horrifying. So, good job on that front.

The only criticism -- and it's a major one -- and why I wouldn't recommend the audio version of this book is the narrator/author. As other reviews point out, Lucy speaks loudly, almost in continuous exclamations, and it's stressful to hear. I had to listen to this in chunks because I found listening to her at length too shrill. I like how enthusiastic she is about the topic, but it really does interfere with the content. I'd describe the narration as being somewhere between exclamatory and shrill, and definitely loud, as though she's not aware she's speaking into a microphone. My recommendation is to listen to a sample and ask yourself if you're OK with 10 hours of what you hear.

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