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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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Ooft! I had to sit in silence after a few of these stories, worried I'd fall into neverending sobs if I allowed myself to move. Soul of Cat, Soul of Dog, Soul of Dolphin, my aching soul!
I don't think I can truly appreciate this for the wonder it is just as I'm not as familiar with all the literature it references, and for this reason it was a slower read for me, but I'm glad I managed to plod through a few chapters at a time.
Incredible lessons on empathy. Stunning writing. Just such an achieve ...more
I don't think I can truly appreciate this for the wonder it is just as I'm not as familiar with all the literature it references, and for this reason it was a slower read for me, but I'm glad I managed to plod through a few chapters at a time.
Incredible lessons on empathy. Stunning writing. Just such an achieve ...more
A collection of stories told by the souls of animals caught up in human moments and tragedies of the world. War and conflict mostly, but also the space experiments - some animals are active in the event leading to their demise, some just happen to be living at that place and time.
I loved, particularly, the dog, the cat, the bear, the dolphin, and the parrot.
The dog as companion of Hilter's Second In Charge, the cat in the tenches with soldiers in France. My interest in the bear may have more to ...more
I loved, particularly, the dog, the cat, the bear, the dolphin, and the parrot.
The dog as companion of Hilter's Second In Charge, the cat in the tenches with soldiers in France. My interest in the bear may have more to ...more
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'Yes, but you are a world in your own self, as I am, ' she said. 'We are all little worlds. '
From 'Somewhere along the line the pearl would be handed to me' : 'Soul of Mussel' ...more
'Yes, but you are a world in your own self, as I am, ' she said. 'We are all little worlds. '
From 'Somewhere along the line the pearl would be handed to me' : 'Soul of Mussel' ...more
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