Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
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- Author：Mary Roach
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Reviews
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Billy
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Man versus nature is one of the oldest conflicts in both literature and history， and in Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law， Mary Roach presents a modern history of this conflict around the globe。 Roach tags along with and interviews all manner of people in the field of animal control （to sum up a varied subject with a simple term）， presenting her findings with the balance of research， reporting， and humor that have led some to call her "America's funniest science writer。" Whatever your view of hum Man versus nature is one of the oldest conflicts in both literature and history， and in Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law， Mary Roach presents a modern history of this conflict around the globe。 Roach tags along with and interviews all manner of people in the field of animal control （to sum up a varied subject with a simple term）， presenting her findings with the balance of research， reporting， and humor that have led some to call her "America's funniest science writer。" Whatever your view of humanity encroaching on nature and nature's efforts to fight back， Fuzz is an interesting and entertaining read。 Particular standouts for me were the chapters on plants， which had never crossed my mind on this subject， and birds， as I am one of many people at a marina dealing with the scourge of goose shit this season; despite the narrow fields of the chapters I've just mentioned， each chapter of the book will likely standout for various reasons to readers， and as such I'll be recommending it to a wide array of people and including it in my library's best of 2021 list。 As a final stray observation， this book has the best cover design of all the books I've read this year。 。。。more
Olive Fellows （abookolive）
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One of the better Mary Roach books I've read！ More thoughts to come。 One of the better Mary Roach books I've read！ More thoughts to come。 。。。more
Ann
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In Fuzz， science writer Mary Roach deep-dives into the rabbit hole of human/animal interaction and conflict。 As in her other books （Stiff and Packing for Mars are two of my faves）， she has an eye for the absurd， she's not afraid to follow her curiosity， and she's effing funny。 Roach's superpower is to expose the science behind obscure subjects with sharp wit and eye for detail。 Are they fascinating subjects？ Or is Roach such an effective science writer that she makes the subjects fascinating？ Re In Fuzz， science writer Mary Roach deep-dives into the rabbit hole of human/animal interaction and conflict。 As in her other books （Stiff and Packing for Mars are two of my faves）， she has an eye for the absurd， she's not afraid to follow her curiosity， and she's effing funny。 Roach's superpower is to expose the science behind obscure subjects with sharp wit and eye for detail。 Are they fascinating subjects？ Or is Roach such an effective science writer that she makes the subjects fascinating？ Read the book。 You win either way。[Thanks to W。W。 Norton & Company and NetGalley for an opportunity to read an e-ARC of this book in exchange for my opinion。] 。。。more
Jess Witkins
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It's been awhile since I've read a Mary Roach book， and I definitely missed it！ Fuzz lived up to the science and the hype in every way。 Covering a wealth of animal-human conflicts， the author offers a broad amount of information in fascinating detail， and one mustn't skip the footnotes， which are just as full of humor as they are history and science。 From bears， coyotes， and mountain lions to tigers and macaques to albatross and mice - even trees！ - Fuzz covers quite a lofty amount of animal-hum It's been awhile since I've read a Mary Roach book， and I definitely missed it！ Fuzz lived up to the science and the hype in every way。 Covering a wealth of animal-human conflicts， the author offers a broad amount of information in fascinating detail， and one mustn't skip the footnotes， which are just as full of humor as they are history and science。 From bears， coyotes， and mountain lions to tigers and macaques to albatross and mice - even trees！ - Fuzz covers quite a lofty amount of animal-human conflicts。 Roach discusses what the issues are， what's been tried， what happens now， and what the impact is， which is the question at the crux of the book。 Who's really at conflict with who？ Who's to say our needs are more important？ What is a sentient being？ Fuzz is a book about ethics， and their evolution as much as ours。 I learned so much from this book and laughed out loud often too。 Ultimately， Roach's book is a modern discussion of overpopulation and conservation， examining research and processes from around the world。 The simple fact is as humans require more space to live in， we should expect more animals to enter that space。 If we make their lives more difficult， or their territory smaller， they will encroach into our spaces more。 Quite often， we are the ones teaching them bad habits。 Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a review copy。 。。。more
Renee
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Huge Mary Roach fan， but this one just kinda felt flat for me。 Writing is perfect， of course， just the topic limped along somehow。 Oh well， she's still one of my all-time fave non-fiction authors。 Huge Mary Roach fan， but this one just kinda felt flat for me。 Writing is perfect， of course， just the topic limped along somehow。 Oh well， she's still one of my all-time fave non-fiction authors。 。。。more
Katie/Doing Dewey
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Summary: Aside from some sad bits about pest control， this book was the just the funny， informative read I was looking for。I'll read Mary Roach's writing on pretty much any topic， but she also typically picks quirky， interesting topics I'm excited to read about。 Her latest book， to be released on Sept 14， covers contentious human/animal encounters。 These include animal "crimes" large and small， from murder or breaking and entering to eating our veggies and pooping on our lawns。It turns out that Summary: Aside from some sad bits about pest control， this book was the just the funny， informative read I was looking for。I'll read Mary Roach's writing on pretty much any topic， but she also typically picks quirky， interesting topics I'm excited to read about。 Her latest book， to be released on Sept 14， covers contentious human/animal encounters。 These include animal "crimes" large and small， from murder or breaking and entering to eating our veggies and pooping on our lawns。It turns out that there are a ton of fascinating jobs I've never heard of involved in human/animal relations。 I always love learning about new professions， so that was one of my favorite aspects of this book。 It also included the sharp sense of humor， as well as funny footnotes， that I've come to expect from Roach's books。My main complaint with this book is that it was darker than I'd hoped。 Mary Roach has always been willing to tackle tough topics， but an entire chapter on the development of more humane trapping approaches was too brutal for me。 If you share my love of animals， I'd recommend giving that chapter a pass。 There's nothing in that's worth it。 The chapter on keeping birds from eating crops was a little better， but you might want to skip that too。Despite the parts that were harder to read， this is actually one of my favorite books from Mary Roach。 A lot of the info on animals and animal-related jobs was fun and entertaining。 It was one of those books that made me frequently interrupt my husband to share fun facts。 The sense of humor was on point， but Roach also approached tougher topics with empathy and serious consideration。 While I really would recommend that animal loves skip the tougher chapters， I'd definitely still recommend this book。This review was originally posted on Doing Dewey 。。。more
Stephen Chase
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The funniest nonfiction ever！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
Denise
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Another fascinating micro-examination from Roach， this time about "illegal" interactions between man and nature。 What do you do when a wild animal attacks your flock。。。。。or your trash can？ How do you keep an entire flock of birds away from your crops which cover multiple acres？ Another fascinating micro-examination from Roach， this time about "illegal" interactions between man and nature。 What do you do when a wild animal attacks your flock。。。。。or your trash can？ How do you keep an entire flock of birds away from your crops which cover multiple acres？ 。。。more
Diane S ☔
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Man vs。 Nature。 As we encroach further and further into territories once the feeding grounds of wild animals， clashes are inevitable， which is the focus of this book。 Not just animals but threatening plants and invasive species are also discussed。 Roach travels all over the world investigating the mitigation efforts that are being employed by various cultures in an attempt to protect people as well as animals。My favorite parts were the bears in Colorado， though I admit I can find them fascinatin Man vs。 Nature。 As we encroach further and further into territories once the feeding grounds of wild animals， clashes are inevitable， which is the focus of this book。 Not just animals but threatening plants and invasive species are also discussed。 Roach travels all over the world investigating the mitigation efforts that are being employed by various cultures in an attempt to protect people as well as animals。My favorite parts were the bears in Colorado， though I admit I can find them fascinating because I don't live where I would run into any。 They infiltrate houses， stealing food， they can open the refrigerator， take out a carton of eggs and remove the eggs one by one。 Monkeys that hold cell phone hostages until they are given food by the tourists。 Yellow eyed penguins， only found in New Zealand that are now in danger of extinction。 Much information in this book， sometimes a little too much， but as always her research seems impeccable。 Her trademark humor is inserted here and there but not as much as in some of her works。 ARC by Edelweiss。 。。。more
Linda
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Interesting， informative， and irreverently funny—this book portends to look at the animals that don’t conform to our expectations but it realistically says at least as much about us humans and our compassion for and treatment of other living species。Thanks to NetGalley and W。W。 Norton and Company for the ARC to read and review。
karen
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review to come！ review to come！ 。。。more
Dominic Howarth
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Mary Roach continues to be one of the funniest science writers of our time。 While the ending ended somewhat hollow， the journey there is brilliantly researched， expertly written， and bounds with an abundance of life’s ridiculousness。 What’s not to love？
Rachel
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One thing I’ve learned in my 18 years of bookselling—when a customer tells me a book is funny and I “need to” read it， they are always wrong， It is never funny。 It takes a lot for me to laugh at a book， but I always， without exception， find Mary Roach’s books humorous。 Since she is not an expert on whatever science or subject she tackles， she approaches her storytelling as a novice explaining her concepts to another novice。 She is always entertaining and informative。Where this book doesn’t work One thing I’ve learned in my 18 years of bookselling—when a customer tells me a book is funny and I “need to” read it， they are always wrong， It is never funny。 It takes a lot for me to laugh at a book， but I always， without exception， find Mary Roach’s books humorous。 Since she is not an expert on whatever science or subject she tackles， she approaches her storytelling as a novice explaining her concepts to another novice。 She is always entertaining and informative。Where this book doesn’t work for me is its concept—it’s not *really* about when animals break the law， though there are a few such examples at the beginning。 It’s more about how farmers and other city and country dwellers deal with animals encroaching on their habitats and ruining their crops。 While Roach’s work is， as always， impeccably researched， the book devolves into a question of the ethics of exterminating pests and how best to humanely kill them。 That isn’t animals breaking the law—it’s animals being a nuisance when they inconvenience humans。 While it’s all well-done， this book isn’t as quirky or entertaining as the publisher’s description makes it out to be。 。。。more
Sarah
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Mary is back with her distinctive inquisitiveness and desire to understand the world around her。 I laughed， I gasped， I went through all the emotions and more that I've come to experience with the reading of one of Mary Roach's books！ Mary is back with her distinctive inquisitiveness and desire to understand the world around her。 I laughed， I gasped， I went through all the emotions and more that I've come to experience with the reading of one of Mary Roach's books！ 。。。more
Geoffrey
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（Note: I received an advanced reader copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley）Until now， I have kept away from Mary Roach’s books because I somehow got it in my head that as someone who traditionally never been all too interested in most sciences， I would inevitably find them to be mildly interesting， but still slogs overall。 But when given the opportunity to read Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law， I finally decided to give her work a try because the subject matter of this particular book intrigue （Note: I received an advanced reader copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley）Until now， I have kept away from Mary Roach’s books because I somehow got it in my head that as someone who traditionally never been all too interested in most sciences， I would inevitably find them to be mildly interesting， but still slogs overall。 But when given the opportunity to read Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law， I finally decided to give her work a try because the subject matter of this particular book intrigued me so much。 However， I still assumed a somewhat dry and jargon-packed narrative。 Well， you know what they say about making assumptions。 As it turns out， all of my preconceived notions were so far off that I am now genuinely baffled as to how I managed to arrive at them in the very first place。 Roach’s writing is so incredibly approachable （not to mention packed with smart and funny insight） that I now feel like she could write a pamphlet on a random rock and it would end up being one of the most enjoyable things that I have read all week。 Fortunately for me in the case of this specific title， her subject matter is when animals and humanity encounter one another， as seen through the eyes of the women and men who manage that space。 It’s not only a genuinely fascinating topic that was such a blast to explore and learn more about， but Roach’s writing has also provided a fair amount of mental fodder that I am still chewing on， especially on my recent evening walks where local wildlife often crosses my path。 Fuzz lies directly at the intersection of educational and enjoyable， and is perfect for both old fans of Mary Roach and newcomers such as myself。 And now that I have finally learned what I have been missing out on， it’s definitely time for me to add a few new titles to my to-reads list。 。。。more
Kate TerHaar
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Wildly entertaining book by Mary Roach on the intersection of wildlife and humanity。 Roach follows wildlife professionals to learn how they attempt to control animals in nature using all manner of approaches （even zoning rules in Aspen）。 Fascinating and funny。
Chris Boutté
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Personally， I just want to know how Mary Roach does it。 How in the world can Mary take any random topic and not only make me interested in it， but make me care about it？ Mary was kind enough to send me an early copy of this book， and I had no clue what it was going to be about。 The only book I’ve read from her so far is Stiff， but after she made me care about dead bodies with her incredible writing， I knew I could read just about anything from her。 From the start of Fuzz， she had me hooked。 As s Personally， I just want to know how Mary Roach does it。 How in the world can Mary take any random topic and not only make me interested in it， but make me care about it？ Mary was kind enough to send me an early copy of this book， and I had no clue what it was going to be about。 The only book I’ve read from her so far is Stiff， but after she made me care about dead bodies with her incredible writing， I knew I could read just about anything from her。 From the start of Fuzz， she had me hooked。 As someone who enjoys true crime， I was extremely interested to learn about those who investigate when people are killed by animals。 I didn’t even realize this was a thing， but it made perfect sense as Mary explains why it matters。 And as the book goes on， you’re introduced to this entire world of the people who work with wildlife and all of the ethical and logistical challenges they face on a regular basis。I love animals， but I was completely unaware of so many different topics Mary covers in this book， and it really opened my eyes。 I don’t want to spoil the book and everything Mary covers， but animal lovers and people who love to learn about interesting topics need to pick up this book。 As per usual， Mary has her unique sense of humor throughout the book but knows when to break down a serious and complex topic and explain it in a great way for the average person to understand。 。。。more
Paperclippe
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Y'know， it's really hard to review a Mary Roach book。 I realized this when I was trying to explain my utter delight while reading Fuzz to a bunch of folks whom I would normally recommend books to， and the conversation would inevitably start off with， "You know Mary Roach？ The science wri。。。 well， not science exactly， it's more like。。。 Well， she wrote that book， Stiff， about all the things you can do with your body when you're dead？" That's a conversation starter。Anyway， you either know Mary Roac Y'know， it's really hard to review a Mary Roach book。 I realized this when I was trying to explain my utter delight while reading Fuzz to a bunch of folks whom I would normally recommend books to， and the conversation would inevitably start off with， "You know Mary Roach？ The science wri。。。 well， not science exactly， it's more like。。。 Well， she wrote that book， Stiff， about all the things you can do with your body when you're dead？" That's a conversation starter。Anyway， you either know Mary Roach， or you don't。 And if you know Mary Roach， then please know that Fuzz had maybe the most back-to-back laugh-out-loud Mary Roach moments of any of her books that I've had the please to reading， and if you know Mary Roach， you know that that's a lot。 A lot。As always， too， Roach is well-researched， informative， humble， humorous， and endlessly readable， even when talking about， okay let's be real， people sometimes being eaten by wild animals。。。Which I guess is one more thing you can do with your body after you die？ 。。。more
Annie
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Mary Roach’s latest dive into the interesting and odd is Fuzz， in which she pesters experts and government officials in four different counties to ask all kinds of inappropriate questions about human-animal conflict。 She talks to wildlife rangers who determine if people were killed by animals， other humans， or by accident。 She attempts to get straight answers out of officials who really don’t want to talk about India’s monkey overpopulation problem。 And she talks to lots and lots of biologists w Mary Roach’s latest dive into the interesting and odd is Fuzz， in which she pesters experts and government officials in four different counties to ask all kinds of inappropriate questions about human-animal conflict。 She talks to wildlife rangers who determine if people were killed by animals， other humans， or by accident。 She attempts to get straight answers out of officials who really don’t want to talk about India’s monkey overpopulation problem。 And she talks to lots and lots of biologists who study species they clearly enjoy， but that they are tasked with finding ways of eradicating。 The result of this tension is that Fuzz might be the most melancholy of Roach’s books。 Thankfully， it is packed with irrelevant facts， fun vocabulary， and plenty of silliness。。。Rea the rest of my review at A Bookish Type。 I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley， for review consideration。 。。。more
Marika
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Science writer Mary Roach turns her pen to the intersection of humans and animals。 Did you know that there are forensic investigators for animal attacks？ Neither did I。 And what to do about animals who are seemingly a nuisance like squirrels destroying your garden。 Should anything BE done or are humans the one encroaching on *their* world。 There is so much in this book that will make readers pause and think。。。and be entertained。* I read an advance copy and was not compensated。
Sarah
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All kinds of info you didn't know that you wanted to know。 Mary Roach is back in good form！ This read is quick and feels light while actually packing in a lot of facts and examples。 Heartily recommended for nature lovers of all types。 This is a great example of nonfiction that doesn't "feel" "nonfiction-y。" 4。5 stars！ All kinds of info you didn't know that you wanted to know。 Mary Roach is back in good form！ This read is quick and feels light while actually packing in a lot of facts and examples。 Heartily recommended for nature lovers of all types。 This is a great example of nonfiction that doesn't "feel" "nonfiction-y。" 4。5 stars！ 。。。more
Emmy
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I really like Mary Roach， but I just could not get into this one。 While her books are always incredibly funny， I found Fuzz to be dry in the extreme。 The opening introduction talks about hilarious animal court cases from the distant past， such as caterpillars being put no trial for destroying the crops （and then shockingly not answering the court summons！）。 But， the book itself is mostly tales of people killing or transporting "problem" animals。 There's no real story， no laugh-out-loud interpret I really like Mary Roach， but I just could not get into this one。 While her books are always incredibly funny， I found Fuzz to be dry in the extreme。 The opening introduction talks about hilarious animal court cases from the distant past， such as caterpillars being put no trial for destroying the crops （and then shockingly not answering the court summons！）。 But， the book itself is mostly tales of people killing or transporting "problem" animals。 There's no real story， no laugh-out-loud interpretations of the events， just "and this is how they tried to get rid of this animal， but it didn't work" or perhaps it did， but now that creature is endangered， etc。 What a downer。 Marking DNF at 63% 。。。more
Whitney Harper
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Mary Roach never fails！
Emily
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I loved it。 It was like reading an entertaining nature podcast that is packed with interesting information but does not take itself too seriously to the point of becoming dry and boring。 Mary Roach is delightful。
Izzy Mumm
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What happens when a bear breaks into your Aspen mansion？ What happens when a monkey kills a person？ How can you bring an elephant to justice？ Mary Roach writes about how or if human laws apply to the wild animals we live with。 She travels around the world to explore how human-animal conflicts are resolved and how this changes depending on the cultural context。 This fascinating subject is made even more accessible with Roach’s humor and frank writing style。Fuzz is full of facts for you to whip ou What happens when a bear breaks into your Aspen mansion？ What happens when a monkey kills a person？ How can you bring an elephant to justice？ Mary Roach writes about how or if human laws apply to the wild animals we live with。 She travels around the world to explore how human-animal conflicts are resolved and how this changes depending on the cultural context。 This fascinating subject is made even more accessible with Roach’s humor and frank writing style。Fuzz is full of facts for you to whip out at your next happy hour， but more importantly， it is a joy to read。 。。。more
amanda eve
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Exactly what you'd expect from Mary Roach: funny， weird， and accessible science writing。 Exactly what you'd expect from Mary Roach: funny， weird， and accessible science writing。 。。。more
Elysa
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Like Mary Roach's other books， I adored the concept but felt the book was okay。 The summary makes it seem like it's going to be significantly weirder， but it's really about how wildlife experts deal with animals when they mix with humans。 The stories are unsurprising （some attacks， food stealing， etc。）， but if you're interested in wildlife interactions， it will be interesting。 I ended up hopping around the book because some of the details didn't grab me。 If you like Mary Roach's work， you'll enj Like Mary Roach's other books， I adored the concept but felt the book was okay。 The summary makes it seem like it's going to be significantly weirder， but it's really about how wildlife experts deal with animals when they mix with humans。 The stories are unsurprising （some attacks， food stealing， etc。）， but if you're interested in wildlife interactions， it will be interesting。 I ended up hopping around the book because some of the details didn't grab me。 If you like Mary Roach's work， you'll enjoy this book。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing and eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Coloradobetta
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I just love Mary Roach！
Kerri
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