Originally I was thinking 3 stars, but I wonder if I was giving it extra points just for being a book about birds. I'm not sure who the audience is for this book - beginning birders? potential birders? It's a coming-of-birding story, including a somewhat interesting father-son history - interesting in that it feels unique. Although he uses his own term "bad birdwatcher" repeatedly, I still am unsure what that really means. Occasionally funny (although if "bad birdwatcher" is supposed be a joke, I don't get it). Very English but still accessible for North American birders/readers. It is a short book - it also has that in its favor.