Gerald Durrell: The Authorized Biography by Douglas Botting
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Book Reviews of Gerald Durrell: The Authorized Biography
Book Review: Well researched ... and boring
Summary: 2 Stars
A well researched formal biography. A must for every Durrell's fan - I bought it myself immediately. It has two strong points: (a) the information is for the first time collected in one book; (b) it has rare photos published for the first time. But: (a) it contains very few new (or unknown information); (b) it's bloody boring - sorry, but one cannot compete with Gerald Durrell when writing. The great man, who made a sacrifice out of his own life to save animals and to entertain the general public in order to get funds to do so, in this book looks like a museum preserved speciman; (c) the biographer didn't know Durrell personally and didn't interview people left behind the scenes of other books - for example, "Primedia" people from Canada - Pat Ferns, Donna Dudinsky (who made Durrell in Russia possible), Nikolai Drozdov - the Soviets response to David Attenborough, etc, etc... Buy it (as I did), but I advise to get "A portrait of Gerald Durrell" by David HughesHimself & Other Animals - A Portrait of Gerald Durrell