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Summary: It's a Book you have to read!
Review: Last Chance to See is a great book that I coundn't put down. In this novel, Adams writes about how he tracks down endangered species in different locations around the world. Although this is my first time reading a novel by Douglas Adams, he really made a great impression on this first time reader! I'm not a person that likes animals alot, but as I read further along in the book, I enjoyed learning about the different animals, places and cultures he describes with great detail. I enjoyed this book more because he found a way to make the book amusing, but also very serious at times. Douglas Adams is a great author, and this book is one that should be read by everyone.
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Summary: What an exciting Journey!
Review: Douglas Adams tells us about his extraordinary journey to view near extinct animals around the world in "Last Chance To See." Adams speaks of his encounters with many animals including the Kakapo, White Rhino, and Silverback Mountain Gorilla. What makes this book so interesting is that this is a true story of a man's conquest around the world to see these animals. While he tells us his story, he keeps it very true and honest while informing the reader at the same time. Not only did the book teach me many things that I didn't know, it also made me laugh out loud many of times. "Last Chance To See" is easy to read and written for people of all ages. If you get a chance, take time to sit down and enjoy this excellent book.
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Summary: Through the Eyes of an Explorer
Review: Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine take on an extraordinary adventure, along with Chris, a producer from the BBC radio station. They are on their way to find animals that are merely becoming extinct. They go out looking for the Komodo Dragon of Indonesia, the kakapo of New Zealand, blind dolphin of China, white rhinos of Zaire, and the rare birds of Mauritius Island. They take the reader on an ongoing adventure.
With the laughs that Adams provides the interest continues to see what smart thing he will say next. Adams takes a twist on writing this non-fictional book because he is a fictional writer. He does a good job on providing detailed information and a broad understanding of what goes on with animal life. Overall the book is interesting because it talks about issues that are hardly taken into consideration. This book is perfectly fitted for environmentalist and animal lovers.
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Summary: THE STUPIDITY OF PEOPLE
Review: THE LAST CHANCE TO SEE IS A VERY UNIQUE, AND BIZARRE BOOK. YOU CAN TELL THE PEOPLE WHO WROTE THIS BOOK ARE ENVIRONMENTALISTS. THEY GO TO THE EXTREMES TO GET THEIR POINTS ACROSS THROUGHOUT THE BOOK. IF YOU READ THE BOOK YOU WILL REALIZE THAT THE ANIMALS IN THE BOOK DON'T DESERVE NONE OF WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM. GOOD EXAMPLES OF THIS IS THE LEMUR WHO IS KILLED IF SEEN BY ANYONE BECAUSE ITS BELIEVED TO BRING BAD LUCK IF SEEN NOW WHAT MORON SHOULD BELIEVE THAT I MEAN DAMN HOW COULD AN ANIMAL THAT LOOKS LIKE A RAT ON CRACK BRING YOU BAD LUCK. THE OTHER EXAMPLE IS THE WHITE RHINO WHO IS KILLED FOR ITS HORNS BECAUSE ITS BELIEVED THAT THEIR HORNS WILL IMPROVE YOUR SEX LIFE DAMN ITS NOT THEIR FAULT YOUR HORRIBLE IN BED THEIR STILL VIAGRA OUT THEIR. NOW I'M NOT AN ENVIRONMENTALISTS, BUT THOSE ARE STUPID REASONS TO KILL ANIMALS, AND I DON'T LIKE THE BOOK, BUT I DON'T HATE IT. AFTER READING IT THOUGH YOU REALIZE THE ANIMALS DON'T DESERVE IT. I DON'T EVEN LIKE READING EITHER. ALSO IF THIS SITE DIDN'T FORCE CENSORSHIP I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN MY REAL REVIEW, AND THIS CENSORED ONE, BUT IF YOUR A SMART PERSON OR KNOW ME YOU CAN GUESS WHAT I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN.
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Summary: Is it Worth Your wild to read it !
Review: Last Chance To See by Adams, Douglas and Mark Carwardine was a book that can intrest you. It's all depeanding on what type of book you like to enjoy. At first I thought it was interesting and it caught my attention because of how he described the different places and the animals which one probably has never seen before. An example of an animal which one probably has never seen before would be the Yellow Penguin and the White Rhino. These are animals that we probably heard about but really didn't pay attention to it. In this book your able to experience things that you've never heard of before. Last Chance To See was made for one to learn about different cultures and their custums.
To me this book wasn't all that interesting but it did catch my attention but one thing is for sure I would never read this book again as long as I live. The only way I would read it is if i'm forced to. If your the type of person that look's for books with action, mystery, laughter then this is not your book. Now if you enjoy to learn new things about animals, cultures, or custums or different places around the world then i would recommend this book.
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Summary: What a wonderful mind Mr. Adams possesses
Review: Again Douglas Adams amazes. We were all so fortunate that this gentleman had the gift of writing his thoughts. How else would we have ever been able to enter such a wonderful mind. In this book he writes about animals that are in danger and may not be with us too much longer. The sad thing is that he is the one who is no longer with us. Myself, I would trade one of the animals he wrote about to have him back. He is missed but his work is celebrated.Aloha Douglas...
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Summary: Last chance to read...
Review: A travel book written by that master of modern British understatement, Mr. Have-PowerBook-Will-Travel Douglas Adams. I, along with a large number of people, idolize Adams' sendup of everything science-fictional in the Hitchhiker's Guide books, but have been disappointed by the gradual falling off of quality in those books as well as the poor showing of the Dirk Gently novels. Have no fear when you approach this book, though, because Adams is in his best form here. If anything, this book is much too short. Adams approaches travelling somewhere in between Tim Cahill and Redmond O'Hanlon. Last Chance to See... is a collection of essays on endangered species that Adams and photographer/travel-arranger Carwardine attempt to see. From the chicken- and goat-loving komodo dragons, to the reclusive kakapo bird in New Zealand, Adams has just the right amount of natural history plopped in along with his delicious brand of irony for this book to be educational as well as fun. Not to get into the environmentalist spiel, but this is also a good book for your favorite logger or logger-minded friend. Maybe if Adams covers the spotted owl next, we can laugh at that bit of sadness as well.
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Summary: You'll be glad you got it.
Review: I was very surprised when, after the first 10 pages, I realized I had been laughing about twice as much as when reading the Hitchhikers Guide books. This is a nonfiction work based on his experiences (and those of his partners) searching for some of the rarest creatures on the earth. I couldn't put it down. A great, often educational, always entertaining book to read.
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Summary: Don't miss this one!
Review: I loved reading this book. It is a must-read for all who care about the environment, love travel-reading and think Douglas Adams is one of the funniest writers ever!
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Summary: Solid, Serious Fun
Review: This book touches on a very serious topic, basically, the extinction of several species of animals that adams is fortunate enough to get to see. As his title suggests, this might well be the last chance he (or anyone else) has to see some of these amazing creatures. However Adams does not loose his sense of humor and with the keen eye of a true observer of anything interesting, he manages to make the reader laugh out loud many times with some of his descriptions of places, people and even animals. His description of the echo-locating Chinese cyclists brought tears to my eyes.
This book is great, get it.
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