A memoir in the style of “Marley & Me”, according to the book’s self-description, recounts the Mee’s family purchase of a brokedown zoo. Tribulations with animals, tragedies of cancer in the family, and triumphs over it all are told with eloquence and hope.
I decided to read this book before the Netflix DVD arrived; thinking I may not enjoy the movie. I think I would have enjoyed the book more if it spent less time about the wife’s brain cancer or as much of it with the animal issues. Overall, it was just so-so. It managed to keep my attention. There were no “aww” or “hmm” or “that’s interesting” moments in the book.
My rating: ★★☆☆☆ (2 out of 5 stars)
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