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Stormforce - an Otter's Tale - David Chaffe

 
Description: ISBN 0953467619 / Author: David Chaffe / Genre: Biography / 'Stormforce' is the tale about the life of one of Britain's mammals, a bitch otter called Storm.

Newest Review: ... account of Storm's life, reply they most certainly do! Much of the book comprises 'conversations' between author ... more

 ... and otter, the means by which Storm tells her story. This medium of communication reduces the book from a meaningful wildlife documentary to sheer farce. The book is a disastrous marriage of non -fiction and supposition which simply doesn't work. If you wanted to learn about the habits and habitats of otters, you'd do better to buy a book with less romanticising and if you wanted a twee tale of anthropomorphised animals then you'd ...more

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Premium Review Stormforce - an Otter's Tale - David Chaffe: Not even a gentle breeze on the Beaufort Scale! (967 words)
by nikkisly - written on 14/11/01 (Very useful, 126 readings)
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The book "Stormforce" by David Chaffe is quite a departure from my normal preferred reading matter. I bought it on my father's recommendation, after he had attended a "fascinating" talk given by the author, and, to be fair to dear old Dad, it was undoubtedly a book that should have captured my interest from the very first page. It is set in my beloved West Country, is about otters (one of my favourite animals) and actually mentions several people I know personally. In reality, it irritated me and came very close to being thrown onto the back of the log burner at several stages throughout the reading. The book is the story of Storm, an ...

 

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