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Empire Of The Beetle: How Human Folly And A Tiny Bug Are Killing North America's Great Forests (2011)

by Andrew Nikiforuk(Favorite Author)

4.03 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1553655109 (ISBN13: 9781553655107)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Greystone Books / David Suzuki Foundation

review 1: Have always wondered about the pine beetles and folks always ask me since I'm an entomologist. The book was a bit dry and repetitive, but an interesting exploration of the underlying dangers to America's forests made apparent, but not necessarily caused by, the pine beetle. Could have done without the random side comments about Stephen wood being a Mormon...they were unneeded jabs that had nothing to do with the story and interrupted the flow of the scientific text.
review 2: Overall, I quite liked this book. Entertaining to read, and of course I feel like I finally have a proper understanding of the beetle phenomena. I totally agree with Nikiforuk's analysis of the forest industry and in fact, feel like he could have been even MORE damning of it at times. My o... morenly problem with the book was the occasional metaphor that felt a bit overdramatic, and redundant. He occasionally repeats himself, although it's not too big of a problem. I'll definitely read some more from him in the future. less

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