Gerald Durrell, the former director and owner of Jersey Zoo, is internationally famous for his amusing books about collecting wild animals. The Overloaded Ark describes an expedition to the remote territory of the Cameroons, before Independence.
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"Very good: lyrical, funny, engaging. I'd misremembered it as less interesting than some of Durrell's other books but it's just as good a read as The Bafut Beagles, which I'd re-read just prior to picking this one up again. " — Jenni (4 out of 5 stars)
"Very good: lyrical, funny, engaging. I'd misremembered it as less interesting than some of Durrell's other books but it's just as good a read as The Bafut Beagles, which I'd re-read just prior to picking this one up again. "
" Very funny I thoroughly enjoyed it. "
" Gerald Durrell books are worth re-reading. "
" Very good: lyrical, funny, engaging. I'd misremembered it as less interesting than some of Durrell's other books but it's just as good a read as The Bafut Beagles, which I'd re-read just prior to picking this one up again. "
" This book was pretty dated but still a good read. I always love the way Durrell describes the environments and animals, and his obvious love for nature. "
" On a whim I picked up my parents' old paperback and gave it a read. It's a page-turner. Great at describing flora/fauna of the west African jungle. But OH how the patronizing, patrician attitudes of the imperial British are evident on every page. "
" This is a nice and interesting book about animals, Africa and a couple of animal collectors. Full of colorful nature and genuine adventures. It a was a great time reading this book. I am sure to continue reading Durrel sometime later. "
" This was a very funny tale of Gerald Durrell collecting animals from the Cameroon in the 1950's, for Zoo's. "
" I do not think, Durrell would have been able to bring animals from the Cameroons to England, in this day and age ! But the book is hilarious and still brings a smile, after all these years whenever I read a chapter. "
" Upon rereading this book by a renowned zoologist an conservatioist, after 54 years, this worked retains all the freshness of my first reading. Entertaining, informative, and nostalgic. "
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