Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, Mary Roach (3.5)
As with all Mary Roach’s books, one gets a slew of interesting information about a relatively common topic (death, digestion, sex, etc.) delivered in a laugh-out-loud manner. The main difference with this book is the underlying sadness I felt. Here she covers the interactions of wildlife and humans, particularly when humans have encroached on the animal’s habitat and then label them ‘pests’ and move to eradicate them. In all cases the animals or birds are doing what they always do to survive, but it happens to inconvenience us humans. She tries to end on a positive note, but even with many funny asides, I found this book to be quite depressing.
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