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I took a while to adjust to the idea of this book. Each story is told from the perspective of an animal, with a full and human-like consciousness - you have to let go of the idea that the animals are really animals, they're observers of human interactions with complex feelings and thoughts. After a couple of stories I mentally adjusted to the whole shtick and just went along with it - by the end I was completely swept up by these stories: a Kerouac-inspired muscle heading west for adventure, Tol
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A clever delightful book featuring short stories whose origins are inspired classic literature authors such as Douglas Adams. Some of the stories have stayed with me vividly months later.
Apr 29, 2014
Donna
marked it as to-read
Dec 12, 2014
Lauren
marked it as tbr-longlist
May 10, 2015
Rachel Watts
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Robyn
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