The Ravenmaster: Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London by Christopher SkaifeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
An entertaining tale of the history of the ravens at the Tower of London by the "Ravenmaster" Christopher Skaife. I mostly listened to the audiobook version, which I think is probably the best way to read The Ravenmaster. Skaife's enthusiasm for the ravens, the Tower, and his job comes across much more strongly when he's the one telling the story. You can well imagine him regaling tourists at the Tower with a tale or too (no doubt embellished here and there all in the name of telling a good story).
I could have done without hearing about his life as solider, but that's a personal preference thing. And, it's not randomly thrown in to be fair - it's often to draw parallels between the challenges his faced as a soldier and those he faces looking after the ravens.
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