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Title: Clever, playful prose, mixed with verse and song. Memorable
Review: This will be short and sweet, just like the book. I first read this when it was new, and a few times since then. Although it has been several years, I can still recall the feel and the tone, and I can recommend it to SF and Fantasy fans, and anyone who wants a short visit to a creative and vivid world. The earth is now populated by 4-toed humans with rosewater for blood. These hive-dwellers live beneath the surface, which is dedicated to agriculture. Here and there the dreade 5-toed gene reappears, producing a stronger and more strong-willed specimen. The resulting troublemaker is the star of the story. Choose this one for the language and the off-kilter use of songs and verse. It's an easy read, and you might retain a bit of it for awhile.
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