I loved the intertwining of the real wolves and the wolves from various stories. Reading this book makes me want to talk to the author about ALL things wolf because of my medieval werewolf thesis and that I, too, visited the UK Wolf Conservation Trust back in 2015. Reading it also made me mad at humans for being humans and anti-wolf, but I get that way anytime I read a book about the Yellowstone wolves and their re-introduction. I think this is also a great intro to anyone just learning about wolves and their re-introduction here in the US.

I’ll admit I felt a bit apprehensive going into this one. The title seemed to paint wolves as villains and play off the negative public perception that too often drives them to their deaths.

But maybe that worry proves the book’s point. Wolfish is less a profile of wolves than a meditation and memoir — an examination of the nature of fear and the fear of vanishing nature. Through a creative, feminist lens, it uses wolves as the defining narrative and metaphor to provide insight into our relationship with the wild and with ourselves. The result is a work that feels very much of the moment.

Thanks to Flatiron for the advance copy of Wolfish, as soon as I saw the description I was really excited to get into this book. I loved this collection of essays by Erica Berry. I've always connected with wolves, the lore, the beauty, I even just got a wolf tattoo to mark myself with the love I feel for them. Each piece, exquisitely researched and interspersed with her own life experiences is beautifully written. I found her approach to be very unique and engaging. As someone who feels very connected to nature and spending time by myself as she does, the book spoke to me in many different ways.

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I was blown away by how thoughtful and unique this book is. This that in a lesser author's hands would be considered trite were well explained, with all the relevant nuance they deserved. Berry is a phenomenal writer.