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Title: A Fable Too Far
Review: The Bear Went Over the Mountain was a clever idea, and seemed to portray a firm stance - natural and terse is betterthan man-manipulated and complex. But it went on too long. The arguments for the human side lost groundsteadily, until the energy to represent that side practically fizzled out entirely. If that was what the author was going for, hemade it. But it was too snide and arch for me, almost from the beginning. Neither side was believable, at any level.I love the natural world, but it didn't appear in this book - only a caricature of it. The humans chosen to be in the actwere also larger and more grotesque than life. Being a woman, I especially balked at the portrayal of women. They were allghastly, and continued to get worse as they "developed". Would not recommend.
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