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"VAGUE SPOILER. An interesting and unusual book, told from the perspective of the world of elephants. Heartbreaking in the end, particularly about elephants' encounters with humans. I rated it less than maybe I should have because I found the fa..." Permalink

"This is one of those nasty little books (like Lord of the Flies and The Road) in which the depravity and horror of the human condition is brought into sharp focus. Depressing and at times enraging, it's still a compelling read even if only to fin..." Permalink

"A book written in prose but about poetry, but the lines are blurred: the prose is so poetic, evocative and often metaphorical, that the reader finds it to be a collection of narrative poems. It's also a book about the vagueness of language, and t..." Permalink

"Thought-provoking, with a (not entirely unexpected) twist at the end. Drama, but of the "magic realist", not realistic, sort." Permalink