As someone with a fondness for, but little knowledge of donkeys and their kin, I found this book to be an enlightening introduction to the long and often abusive relationship humans have with the species. I enjoyed the author's unreservedly pro-donkey attitude as she describes their origins and domestication, depictions in mythology, history and religion, uses in colonisation and war, and finally depictions in literature and art throughout the ages.
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Exploring Degrowth by Vincent Liegey, Anitra Nelson
A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism, and the degrowth movement is bursting into the mainstream. As climate catastrophe looms …
Hutchie rated Exploring Degrowth: 5 stars
Exploring Degrowth by Vincent Liegey, Anitra Nelson
A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism, and the degrowth movement is bursting into the mainstream. As climate catastrophe looms …
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Half-Earth Socialism by Troy Vettese, Drew Pendergrass
Over the next generation, humanity will confront a dystopian future of climate disaster and mass extinction. Yet the only ‘solutions’ …
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Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach
Ecotopia: The Notebooks and Reports of William Weston is a utopian novel by Ernest Callenbach, published in 1975. The society …
Hutchie finished reading Donkey by Jill Bough (Animal)
Donkey by Jill Bough (Animal)
Donkeys have historically been among our most useful domesticated animals--from plowing fields to navigating difficult terrain; however, they have been …
Hutchie reviewed Donkey by Jill Bough (Animal)
Donkeys have historically been among our most useful domesticated animals--from plowing fields to navigating difficult …
A captivating and occasionally heart-wrenching exposé on the human-donkey relationship
5 stars
Hutchie wants to read Blade Runner by Philip K. Dick
Blade Runner by Philip K. Dick
1 volume ; 20 cm