A Heartwarming Memoir of Thirteen Animals and How to Be a Good Creature

Chan McDermott: This book is beautifully written and so interesting. What a cool life!

United States on Dec 06, 2023

RPoland: Lovely book. Enjoyed reading her relationships with the various beings she encountered on her journeys.

United States on Nov 23, 2023

William C. Edson: I found this book touchingly soulful and very enjoyable. Thank you, Sy.

United States on Sep 14, 2023

SofiaSofia: 3 stars for the quality of the hardcover. The pages are badly cut. The content is a solid 5.

Brazil on Jul 21, 2022

Sergio Calzada: Llegó sin contratiempo, la lectura es buena, sin embargo el corte de las páginas está disparejo, no se si así es el diseño pero las mismas hojas me parecen muy delgadas. La encuadernación deja mucho que desear.

Mexico on Jul 13, 2022

Suzanne from Canada: This book is a keeper. Will leave it to my grandson. Beautiful.

Canada on Jun 08, 2022

debbie: I absolutely loved this book. Couldn't put it down. I agree with one of the reviews that it should be recommended reading material for everyone. I cried, I laughed but I mostly was so touched. It's heartwarming to know there are people like me out there that know animals deserve respect and kindness. They are living creatures with feelings and do so much more for us than we do for them.

Canada on Jan 14, 2021

A in CH: This is a wonderful, touching and informative book. Many surprises! To be read!

Germany on Mar 12, 2020

Dr Barry Taylor, author of LOVE YOUR BODY: YOUR PATH TO TRANSFORMATION, HEALTH & HEALINGDr Barry Taylor, author of LOVE YOUR BODY: YOUR PATH TO TRANSFORMATION, HEALTH & HEALING: There are not many authors that I think about the privilege it would be to meet to learn more about their intimate connection with the values of life that I respect and life sustaining. Sy Montgomery is a brilliant writer who shares her experiences with animals that inspire me to tell everyone in my workshops about her book. Yes I am one of those humans who has already discovered the universes that other species can offer me to learn about. And Sy's poetic prose is so beautiful, I know the possibilities her short stories can open for other 2 leggeds who are rather non chalant about other species. I learned so much from every encounter and experience Sy shares about her travels and the specific lessons she opened herself up to while connecting to spiders, emus, tree kangaroos, and others animals I knew nothing about. I feel healed and enlightened by the way Sy shared her grief about the loss of her pig Christopher and her dog Tess. I have been mourning the loss of 2 dogs I delivered 12 years ago and I am learning how to accept the cycle of life of them moving on and the enormous presence they still are in my heart. This is an easy to read book for children and adults. If you love...

United States on Sep 02, 2019

WDX2BB: Is it fair to call Sy Montgomery one of America's favorite science writers? It probably is, especially since "How to Be a Good Creature" turned up on the New York Times best-seller list this week. It seems that some of the rest of the country have caught on about Montgomery's many talents.

Many first caught on to Montgomery's talents when she wrote "The Good, Good Pig." Not only is the story of a pet pig hard to resist, but the subtext of the story was a look at small-town America at its best. It's policemen driving Christopher back to the farm, and the town restaurant sending leftovers home to the pig. That led many to read some of her other books, past and future, and what shines through all of them is Sy's natural enthusiasm for all things animal. The joy she feels in encounters with strange, wonderful critters jumps off the page.

"How to Be a Good Creature," is an unusual way of presenting an autobiography - and the format works more perfectly that could be imagined. Montgomery writes about encountered with some of the special animals she has encountered over the years, from childhood today. She also spills some emotions out along the way that are very...

United States on Oct 11, 2018