Rebekah N. reviewed on 1/19/2011

Helpful Score: 3

I never write book reviews but I felt compelled to say something about this book. The writing isn't bad and it's obvious that a lot of time was spent on research. But, what infuriates me about this book is that an author would actually spend time promoting and writing a story about a man (Treadwell) who habitually and without discretion violates the simplest and most fundamental rule of nature (let it alone) while trying to convince everyone that he is doing a good thing. Treadwell was a self-promoter and worried about his own popularity. He exploited the bears to that end. Who in their right mind would try and "save" bears through actions that end up getting them killed instead? The amount of effort spend on this book would have been much better devoted to the hundreds of biologist and ecologist out there actually conserving wildlife and educating the public...without putting their subjects in danger. After every page I turned, I got more and more angry...I couldn't even finish reading it.

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