No One Loved Gorillas More: Dian Fossey: Letters from the Mist

This book is wonderful. My grandson loves primates and really enjoyed this book.

I was a research assistant at Karisoke Research Center in 1974 and knew Dian Fossey. The photos are wonderful. I have not seen so many photos before of Dian and the gorillas, especially Digit. Dian took several pictures of me with Digit on my last day with the gorillas in January 1975, It is difficult to find pictures of Dian's dog Cindy and her rescued monkey Kima. They were in my cabin constantly and Dian had me care for them when she was away. So glad I bought this book. It has brought back some very bittersweet memories.

About twenty years ago I did visit the mountain gorillas in what was, at that tome, called Zaire (today this is Congo). It was a flabbergasting experience. I always wanted to go back but.......still nowadays, the troubles in that part of N-E Congo are still going on. A few months ago I did notice a trip going to the gorillas from the Uganda-site, and I took the opportunity with both hands. At Travellers Rest in Kisoro I did see a copy of the concerning book. Waw, I wanted to have this very beautiful book too because "I do love them too, those magnificent animals"

Christmas present for my wife after trekking gorillas in Rwanda and Uganda. Big Dian Fossey fan! Beautiful book and everything promised.

Fast & Great

love it

This was a fantastically interesting read. I loved being able to get inside the mind of the woman behind Karisoke and the Virunga mountain gorillas in Rwanda. After reading her book and watching the movie, this book was the next logical step--and there is more to discover it would seem! I've just found out that a number of her colleagues (including Bob Campbell, her infamous lover) have written books about their version of the events that took place in the Parc des Volcans. I must say I am quite curious and might be tempted to pick up their accounts in the near future.I'm not sure why the life and story of Dian Fossey holds such a fascination for me, but I feel inexplicably drawn into the circumstances that lead to saving the mountain gorilla from extinction. For anyone out there with a passing interest in animals, conservation, or even just a good real-life adventure of someone overcoming innumerable obstacles, this book is a must-read.

There is no doubt that is a beautiful, well written book. But I was expecting a LOT more letters - instead, what I got was scant letters with much biographical filler. As much as I enjoyed this book, I was very disappointed at how many letters were included and how edited they apparently were (the reader got the chance to see original letters from time to time). I'm surprised none of the other reviewers mentioned this ... but then again my main interest is women's letters.So these three stars reflect misrepresentation, not my opinion of the actual content. I would just be repeating what other reviewers have said if I went into why I liked this book so much. I am hoping that Farley Mowat's biography will provide more letters.

Wife loved it.