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Not as good as the TV series - Rated
For me Wild Food was Ray Mears' best TV series yet, and I'm a big fan of all of his series. So I rushed out to buy the book but I'm a bit disappointed. The hardback is undeniably attractive and to be fair, it's interesting and worth reading but it lacks the depth or the flow of the TV series. I've recently seen the paperback and prefer the hardback version for the size of the photos.
The book is written by Ray Mears and Gordon Hillman with no real attempt to merge or properly identify their different writing styles. The result is that they just clash. I get the feeling the book was rushed out before it was ready which, having heard about Ray Mears' insistence on quality, is surprising to me. I can only assume he feels the book is as good as it can be, but I'd have to disagree. Sorry Ray.
Other reviewers have complained about the spelling errors. I'm surprised I didn't notice them if they were that bad but they didn't affect me at all.
Worst edited book I`ve ever read - Rated
I am a huge Ray Mears fan and have all his books so far. I was impressed with the overall knowledge passed on in this book but was dissappointed in the fact it is clearly written more by Gordon than Ray and as such does not have enough detail about cooking and preparation in my opinion. Its clearly a lifetimes work in reference format but not a classic Ray Mears book by any means.
I wrote to the publisher and Ray Mears company to complain about the editing but got nowhere.
I wouldnt buy this book, and I will be closely looking at future purchases from this publisher.
A Bit Disapointing - Rated
Good looking with excellent photos, but a little light on detail, particularly in the UK fungus section. A bit too much historical info for me.
Almost Great - Rated
This is an excellent book with lots of detail. Not really a survival book but more about primitive food collection.
As the other reviews said it is one of the worst edited books I've ever seen with half sentences and spelling mistakes all over the place.
Useful on the whole - Rated
The strength of this book is in its large and very clear photographs, which are very helpful in identifying edible plants for one's own use. It's pretty clear that the majority of the actual botanical entries are by Mr Hillman rather than Ray Mears, but obviously his is the face and name that sells. I only wish that whoever proof-read and edited the book had done a better job because there are quite a few appalling typos and mistakes.
