I was eager to hear the "science behind the fables", as blurbed on the cover, but there was a lot of slogging to get to the point. The book is exhaustively researched, (and it exhausted me) but I guess I was looking for something a little lighter. I felt like I was walking through the studies with the scientists, and I think I'm more of a "bullet point" kinda person.
Oh my gosh--what a gem. I rationed myself to just one of these vignettes a day to make it last, but it still didn't last long enough. In a time filled with strife and fractious relationships, this will restore your faith in the general goodness of people of all kinds.
The first thing I learned from this non-fiction book is that I don't want to be in the Iditarod, be a spectator at the Iditarod, or most importantly, volunteer as a vet at the Iditarod, as the author has, multiple times. But from my comfy poolside chair, I sure did learn a lot about that grueling race and what it takes to keep the dogs healthy. I found it fascinating. But I still don't wanna go.
