I’m not certain as to his respective land speed, physical strength, or vertical leaping capabilities, but when it comes to Mark Avery’s speed at reading books, he’s definitely super. I turn my back for a fortnight and he’s got four new book reviews posted to his blog.
4 October saw him posting his review of Hugh Warwick’s The Hedgehog Book, followed that same day by another review – this one of Dominic Couzens’ A Bird A Day. (Mark’s next book of his own hand should be called A Book A Day.)
Then, perhaps in honor of my birthday (or perhaps not…), on 11 October he published his thoughts about Sir David Attenborough’s A Life on Our Planet; My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future, followed by a review of a book from the quickly expanding Princeton University Press WildGuides series: Sean Cole’s and Mike Waller’s Britain’s Orchids: A Field Guide to the Orchids of Great Britain and Ireland.
Honestly! How does he find the time?!?
Links to Mark Avery’s Sunday book reviews appear in The Well-read Naturalist by special arrangement. You can find all of Mark’s past reviews as well as a wide-ranging collection of his other writings on his Standing Up for Nature website. Mark’s opinions regarding the books he reviews are his own.
