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The Literature Preferred by Wild Boar
Not your typical tale of post apocalyptic doom, The Literature Preferred by Wild Boar, is ultimately a story of hope. Set in the year 2045, amidst planetary chaos and climate change, the Earth' s human population has dwindled to survivors of "The Great Wobble," caused by changes in the planet's magnetic field, when time became dreamy and subjective and geography has blurred and shifted. New Age mystic, Deb Exlander and her practical bee keeper husband, Charles, piece together a new life seeking harmony with the new environment. Deb is on a quest, tied intimately with her deep love for nature and her recent acquaintance with a wild boar who roams the neighborhood as she seeks healing for her family and community.
298 pages, Paperback
First published February 7, 2015
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March 28, 2015
A charming and unique book that is as much about writing as living (or perhaps about how through writing we shape our lives) in a post-petroleum world that is neither utopian nor dystopian. Alice Eckles "wrangles" an entertaining tale of Deb and Charles and their pursuit of Jeezum, a wild boar, and how this event brings their community together.
Notable quotse:
"Stories are the reason things are the way they are in the first place. The stories you tell yourself focus your life into something you can actually see. Once you see your life through the lens of a story, you are confined to the rules of that story, and the victories that can be achieved in such a context."
"Just do what you can in the time you have. Don't worry if it's not good enough."
"Sometimes you just have to keep going, follow through, and see where things lead."
"Maybe what happens to us just exaggerates who we are, giving us a stage on which to exhibit our character."
"The knowledge of who we are and where we come from must be reknit in our bones, so we can resume our place and be ourselves, without fear of mockery or dismemberment."
Notable quotse:
"Stories are the reason things are the way they are in the first place. The stories you tell yourself focus your life into something you can actually see. Once you see your life through the lens of a story, you are confined to the rules of that story, and the victories that can be achieved in such a context."
"Just do what you can in the time you have. Don't worry if it's not good enough."
"Sometimes you just have to keep going, follow through, and see where things lead."
"Maybe what happens to us just exaggerates who we are, giving us a stage on which to exhibit our character."
"The knowledge of who we are and where we come from must be reknit in our bones, so we can resume our place and be ourselves, without fear of mockery or dismemberment."
June 29, 2015
This book was really different it took me a little while to get into it once I got into it I had trouble putting it down.
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