Fifteen Dogs
by André Alexis
Taste attributes: fantasyanimalscomedyfresh & originalimaginaryintricateglossyemotive & stirringsocial commentaryself destruction/implosionunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA heightened, fresh fantasy novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
— I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence. — I'll wager a year's servitude, answered Apollo, that animals – any animal you like – would be even more unhappy than humans are, if they were given human intelligence.
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- Author
- André Alexis
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 175
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- Open Library
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