Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human

Well written and engaging story

I especially like the background stories out each place Nim stayed. It is about Nim, but the human stories about language study and ape research make it more interesting. I was afraid this may turn into an animal right rally book, but it is not and much more on the people involved. At the end, i definitely feel sorry for Nim, but truth that human and apes are different is also clear an made the outcome inevitable. If the passionate ape lovers could not live with the apes they raised from infancy, the idea of viewing apes as human is not different from our love for other pets.

Very accurate

Actually, I DID experience this book firsthand, and Elizabeth is quite accurate in her portrayal. Yes, there is a lot more that could be told, but that may have to be another book.

Good detail

Well written some embellishment over all not bad. I think it¿s written more from Bill Lemmon¿s point of view and lacks much respect for what Fouts was trying to do relative to the cards that he was dealt. The real lesson here is how dysfunctional academic research can be when egos get in the way. Some great background stories are missing (or just miss reported) that could have tweaked the reader's opinion a little. But all in all it¿s a good read, especially for those of us who lived it.

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