Never Cry Wolf: An Incredible True Story of Living Among Arctic Wolves

S. Baker: Loved it beyond words. I laughed and cried and learned so much. I really think you should read it right now.

United States on Nov 27, 2023

Hoople: It was a quick, engaging read. You really shouldn't not like this book. There are many beautiful, intimate experiences with wolves, which is always nice. My missing star is because there were inconsistencies in the story that made me wonder about the accuracy of the telling.

United States on Aug 27, 2023

E L G: Having only recently ordered / received I`ve only just started reading it but I am enjoying it immensely so far. This book was recommended to me and I know (from what I`ve read) I`m not going to be disappointed.

United Kingdom on Jun 30, 2023

MikiA: Humans seem to demonize everything we don't understand. The wolves in Mowat's book are a prime example. He was able to closely watch the animals without ever being threatened by them. As usual it was humans who killed caribou to the point of extinction and the only reason anyone cared about the deer was that there was money to be made from killing them. Mowat's humor lightens what could have been a dismal account of non-native people's impact on a world they don't even try to understand.

United States on Feb 26, 2023

Sean Rankin: Always enjoy these books. Really enjoyed this one.

Canada on Aug 13, 2022

Siurana: Me encanta este libro. Sí, soy una admiradora de los lobos desde siempre, de pequeña me sabía de memoria los capítulos del lobo de Felix Rodríguez de la Fuente. Un día encontré en la biblioteca "Los lobos también lloran" y, simplemente, me encantó. Lo busqué para comprarlo, pero estaba agotado en castellano. Ahora lo han reeditado, pero yo prefiero la versión original. Es una historia fascinante que te hace comprender a estos fantásticos animales. No te lo pierdas. Imprescindible

Spain on Mar 28, 2021

Adhyatma Arif Putra: I'M able to read the book once it has arrived in the mailbox

Japan on Apr 17, 2020

Brunella Pernigotti: I'm Italian but I decided to read this book in English, to enjoy entirely Mowat's sense of humor and his beautifully written pages. I love wolves and I know lots of things that nowadays help to debunk the myth of the old bad wolf, but I think that in the early 1960's this book documented for the first time the real life of wolves, their habits, their social relations and their hunting system. I loved reading every page of this novel.

Italy on Oct 09, 2018

Marty Essen: I was thrilled to see the classic “Never Cry Wolf” finally become available on Kindle.

Writing a detailed review of a book that was published in 1963, however, is not the best use of one’s time. What could I say that hasn’t been said before? So instead of a review, I offer a few observations:

1) “Never Cry Wolf” is still relevant. I live in Montana, where members of the anti-wolf crowd still spew the same hateful misinformation they were spewing back in 1963. A new generation of people needs to read this book.

2) If you have seen the movie (or even watched it multiple times, as I have), read the book anyway. I can’t say whether the book or the movie is better, as even though they both tell the same story, they tell it in different ways: the movie, with stunning visuals; the book, with more satisfying details.

3) Because some critics have accused Farley Mowat of not being factual, I almost didn’t read this book. Now that I have read it, I understand why. While there is no doubt that Mowat took some literary liberties and merged closely related events to make the story more concise, it’s not as if he “pulled a Fox News” by taking a...

United States on Oct 08, 2015

H. Schneider: I watched the movie some time in the 90s. I loved it. I was unaware that the author of the book has nearly cult status in Canada. An amazon friend (or more than 1?) told me that I ought to read Farley Mowat ... so here I am, choosing his one book that means something to me immediately. I find that the book must have been among the front-running myth busters on wolves. Myth busting is always entertaining. I don't know enough about the subject matter to judge the full extent of truth in the matter, but as I like Mowat's attitude and writing, I give him the benefit of doubt (though I was a little disconcerted by the following line in his foreword of 1993: Never allow facts to interfere with the truth! That is of course a nicely absurd sentence and therefore fun, but is also a little precarious.)

What is this? It is several things: first of all a non-fiction account of a research expedition into the wild and cold. (Or is it an inaccurate account of a biased partisan trip to damage the natural interests of the hunting industry?) It is also a shrill satire about hunters, their lobby, bureaucrats, and `scientists'. All this is funny and it is nice to see how Mowat stretches his...

United States on May 13, 2010