The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

by Elisabeth Tova Bailey | Biographies & Memoirs |
ISBN: 1565126068 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 3/21/2018
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Wednesday, March 21, 2018
I got this handsome hardcover at a local Goodwill thrift shop. It's a charming and thoughtful account of the author's long period of enforced bed-rest during illness, and of her growing fondness for a snail that a friend had found in the woods and brought to the patient in a pot of violets. The natural history of snails is touched on, from the author's observations of her new companion; she hasn't much energy but does try to provide it with a comfortable habitat and suitable food, though some of the experiments in this vein don't go well. [Happy spoiler: the snail survives to the end of the story, when it's returned to the wild. I found that a tremendous relief!]

The book's generally quiet and contemplative, with moments of humor and occasional nods to the immense pressure of prolonged illness and restricted living - something that any of us might suffer without warning.

I loved the way the snail became a personality, not just to the author but to her friends, especially when offspring come into the picture. But even the tiny moments - that first instant when the author realized that she could hear the snail chewing on leaves - are wonderful!

Journal Entry 2 by wingGoryDetailswing at Marianapolis Prep School in Thompson, Connecticut USA on Sunday, April 22, 2018

Released 5 yrs ago (4/22/2018 UTC) at Marianapolis Prep School in Thompson, Connecticut USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

I left this book near a bell in front of one of the buildings, while on a book-release road-trip in honor of International BookCrossing Day. Hope someone enjoys the book!

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*** Released for the 2018 Into the Wild release challenge. ***

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