Carol F. (cactusflowerwomen) reviewed on 9/24/2017 + 628 more book reviews

This is about a drifter, a homeless man who ends up living on the famous Telegraph Hill in SF and who starts feeding the wild parrot population there. It soon encompasses his whole life. Really, pretty interesting, though there were times when I thought I didn't want to know any more about parrots. But the philosophy and thoughts about anthropomorphizination (assigning human qualities and emotions to animals) and some interesting philosophical thoughts about that. I lived in and around SF for 30 years and it's always fun to read about places you know and legends you have heard.

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