The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman

February 14, 2009 by Christina

Nonfiction — print. W. W. Norton, 2007. 368 pgs. Purchased. When I purchased The Zookeeper’s Wife I thought the book would be historical fiction; I wasn’t expecting a biography and a peek into both the Warsaw Underground Resistance and the Nazis’ attempt to reintroduce extinct species into the animal kingdom. However, the wealth of information, while fascinating, makes the writing choppy and incoherent, at times. “Our animal republic,” she finally admitted to herself, “exists in the busiest and most buzzing […]

Categories: 2009 Reads, Europe, Genocide, Holocaust, Nonfiction • Tags: Diane Ackerman