Living Wild and Domestic: The Education of a Hunter-Gardener

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Summary: You might like it
Review: If you are troubled by killing an animal, whether by accident, such as a spider in a bathtub or a squirrel on the road, or whether on purpose, such as slaughtering a lamb or hunting a deer or hooking a fish, then you will probably like this book very much.

Kimber analyzes the hunting paradox and many related concepts-sport verses food hunting, subsistence hunting/gathering verses husbandry, the wild verses the domesticated-in this thoughtful, well-written book. By pulling in the writings of many other authors, Kimber analyzes them in his own insightful way. The result is often rambling and slightly disjointed, but always thought provoking. Answers are not concise, clear, or black-and-white, because there really aren't such answers.

Regardless of whether you like this book, you will no doubt like Kimber, his lifestyle, and his honesty. I highly recommend his other books Upcountry: Reflections from a Rural Life and Made for the Country.