The so-called “Russian series” is the odd one out this week, as all the other Foxes indulge their animal passions with a range of furred and feathered titles.
On Monday, Jackie smiles at Pangur Ban, the Irish cat poem that is centuries old.
On Tuesday, Kirsty casts an eye over the Fidel Castro Reader.
On Wednesday, Hilary enjoys some of the towering figures of English poetry having an off day – and many other poets who never had an on day – in D B Wyndham Lewis’s anthology The Stuffed Owl.
On Thursday, Anne enjoys the minimalist wit and pathos of Chris Killen’s The Bird Room.
On Friday, Sam is no longer hungry after reading Jonathan Safran Foer’s Eating Animals.
And on Saturday, Eve will be back with another YA classic. Probably involving animals.
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You’ve actually found an animal that I’ve never heard of. Wow. I can tell it’s a rodent, but whether it’s closer to squirrels or nutria, I’ll have to find out. Off to do research! Thanks Comrade Kirsty, for the intro.
Particularly looking forward to the Eating Animals review as I’m thinking of reading it and thinking of giving up meat. And thank you, Kirsty, you made me giggle. I thought that was a groundhog or gopher, but actually it’s something I can’t pronounce!
That is one cute rodent. Looks like an excellent week.