Anthill: A Novel Review

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Anthill: A Novel ReviewThe fictional weaknesses have been noted, though I for one quite enjoyed the human side of the tale. The descriptions of social and political conflicts, and their relation to ecology, seemed to me accurate and informative. The ant side of things constitutes one of most enjoyable pieces of science writing I've read. One key to the book is found in the prologue where Wilson writes: "There are of course vast differences between ants and men. But in fundamental ways their cycles are similar. Because of it, ants are a metaphor for us, and we for them." Does the rapaciousness of the Supercolony have any parallels among humans? In what ways are ecological imbalances created by ants similar to those created by humans? In what ways are they different? Wilson's quiet allusion to Steinbeck and Burns is apt. In both ants and men, the "best laid schemes...gang aft agley," presaging further selective extermination in ants, catastrophy in men, and permanent degradation in the third "world," the biosphere, as a result of the out-of-control second. This book does not scream; most of the time it allows the reader to draw his or her own conclusions, in other words, to think. For these reasons I recommend a thoughtful perusal of the entire book.Anthill: A Novel Overview

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Buried Secrets (Nick Heller) Review

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Buried Secrets (Nick Heller) ReviewI'm not kidding about my title: I was disappointed in this book even though it was one of the most riveting thrillers I've ever read, and certainly Joseph Finder's best book to date. The reason for my disappointment is that even though the plot was terrific, there were scores of terrific twists and action scenes, and the characters were fascinating and compelling, this book could not escape its one fatal flaw.
It ended.
I wasn't ready for this to end. I wanted it to keep going. I wanted to find out more about the main character, Nick Heller. This is the 2nd outing with Heller as the main character, and frankly it's not nearly enough. The back story on this guy seems like it could fill quite a few books more, and I want to find out all there is to know.
With short chapters, snappy dialogue, and a breakneck pace that is going to leave all other thrillers in the dust, this book is well worth reading.Buried Secrets (Nick Heller) Overview

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One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd Review

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One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd ReviewThis book is so well written you will believe it is true. I have never read anything quite like it. The premise is based on an honest request made at a peace conference by a Cheyenne Indian Chief in the year 1854 to trade white women for horses. The women would become brides and the children of these unions would make assimilation into the white mans society easier for the Indians who astutely saw the future at hand, and were looking for a peaceful solution. The author assures us that in real life this never took place, but in this book it does, and the story that follows is nothing but magnificent.
May Dodd has been locked away in an insane asylum for her so called indecent behavior, a bright and cultured woman who has taken up with a common factory worker her parents will not accept, followed by two children born out of wed lock. It is May, who through an act of desperation, manipulates her way into the "Brides for Horses" campaign. The journals that she keeps throughout her adventure are the making of this story. Articulate and interesting in her views of life on the plains among the so-called savages, she starts to realize just how warm and accepting a people they are. There is so much more to this book but I will let the author tell the story. I am re-reading it for a second time and I know it won't be the last. This is an incredible work of fiction, to be enjoyed for many years to come. Kelsana 4/18/01One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd Overview

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