Audiobook: Through a Window by Jane Goodall
Through a Window
In my opinion, Dr. Goodall is one of the most amazing and deserving-of-honors people alive. She has changed the way humans think about themselves, about animals, and about the natural world without being the center of attention. Most of us hold certain beliefs without even realizing that she helped bring those worldviews into existence. This book helps demonstrate the gift we have in her gentle strength.
As someone who has accepted the necessary evils of animal testing, I feel that Jane Goodall’s reasoned, logical, simple, and compelling arguments for the changing of our existing systems have me rethinking my position. She uses the words “inmate” and “concentration camps” as matter of course descriptors of certain lab conditions. At first, it shocked me. Now, I definitely see her point.
This book is a wonderful way to engage in her legacy. The descriptions of Gombe are lyrical. The structure is inspired. Her messages are powerful in their simplicity. Even if I didn’t enjoy the content so much, I would still admire this work as a wonderfully well done piece of non-fiction.
Audiobook Challenge status: six completed, six to go.