Last chance to see
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Last chance to see

Douglas Adams1992

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Itzel@itzea
4 stars
May 8, 2024

I think reading this so many years after it was published is sobering and a bit sad, when I think back in the 80s it would have been even hopeful. Evidence says extinctions make us sadder, but perhaps not wiser and maybe just barely more knowledgeable.

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Becky A@allreb
5 stars
Dec 16, 2022

Apparently I never added this to my shelf?! I have no idea when I read it (initially at least ten years ago, and a few times more recently). It is one of the most beautiful, most hilarious things I've ever read.

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elif sinem@prism
2 stars
May 23, 2022

I like the theme, I like the prose - but far more visible than the extinct animals described is the extinct outlook of white man unbothered by his ignorance to other people. It's like, this book set in 1989, we get the very last glimpse of this point of view, especially for/of an Anglophone white man. I know. Not the point of the novel, probably not any point at all. But also, it saps a lot of my enjoyment and I'm not going to pretend otherwise.

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Barry Hess@bjhess
5 stars
Jan 17, 2022

Great book. Douglas Adams brings his interesting and humorous style to nonfiction in a story about several endangered species. The book was written in the late 80's and it's very interesting to follow up with the animals he visited back then. Seems the BBC agrees as they'll soon release a follow up show on the very same subject!

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Barry Hess@bjhess
5 stars
Jan 17, 2022

A beautiful picture book (also with tons of word) following up on the original Last Chance to See. Don't get the eBook or borrow from the library - buy this one. Probably from the U.K. as I can't find it in the states.

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Tara King@sparklingrobots
5 stars
Sep 30, 2021

It's my favorite Douglas Adams book, which is saying a LOT. I appreciate his kindness and his unrelenting good humor, and it showcases his ability to find absurdity in the mundane.

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Luisa Mallory @lulila
5 stars
Oct 31, 2021
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Ben@bingobongobengo
4 stars
Dec 18, 2023
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Sveinbjörn Pálsson@sveinbjorn
4 stars
Oct 2, 2023
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Sveinbjörn Pálsson@sveinbjorn
4 stars
Oct 2, 2023
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Andrew John Kinney@numidica
4 stars
Aug 18, 2023
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Traci Wilbanks@traci
2 stars
Aug 2, 2023
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Luca Masters@lkbm
3 stars
Jul 3, 2023
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nabnerd@nab
3 stars
Apr 18, 2023
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Ambar@scarfbyxmas
5 stars
Jan 14, 2023
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Tim Pennington-Russell@timpr
4 stars
Dec 15, 2022
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Siya S@haveyoureadbkk
5 stars
Nov 29, 2022
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Sara Piteira @sararsp
5 stars
Oct 31, 2022
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Martin Ackerfors@ackerfors
5 stars
Sep 13, 2022
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Danté@dantenel
4 stars
Aug 31, 2022
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Ri Liu@riblah
5 stars
Aug 24, 2022
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Kaya@kaya_kobold01
5 stars
Aug 12, 2022
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Arun Raghavan@arun
5 stars
Aug 2, 2022
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Ivan Zarea@ivaaan
4 stars
Jun 22, 2022

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