Caroline answers “I'm intrigued by this and love the...”

Kim asked this question about Swamplandia!:

I'm intrigued by this and love the author's short stories, but I have a very hard time reading about animals being mistreated. I know to most people they're just mean, ugly reptiles, and it's just fiction, but I'm overly sensitive to it. Should I skip this?

Caroline I didn't read any animal mistreatment into this story; the main characters care for the alligators deeply, which doesn't seem to be incompatible with …moreI didn't read any animal mistreatment into this story; the main characters care for the alligators deeply, which doesn't seem to be incompatible with wrestling them for show. There is a brief background thread where alligator hunting is discussed but not in detail. Mistreatment of humans that may be troubling; it's a spoiler and mentioned in the question tagged with a spoiler.(less)

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