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warreng's review against another edition
2.0
As other reviewers have said, there is a LOT of descriptive passages, and I felt much obvious repetition of that description. But I could abide this more than the other faults. Firstly it is a fine line to tread when telling a story from a non-human POV. Too much recognition of human motives/artefacts/etc. and it doesn't feel honest, but too little and the reader is left struggling to understand what is being referred to. I felt the latter was the case too often here. Secondly, some obvious mistakes or unlikely biological mistakes. The author confused the descriptions of belugas and narwhals, and a sea cow so big that an adult mammoth could cling to its flipper and be dragged along?? Thirdly the sheer cruelty display by the Lost (aka Man) made this an unpleasant read. I have the second book in the trilogy but I am not tempted to start it for quite some time. Having said that, I would be intrigued to read the third volume especially after the last two pages of this book which nearly redeemed the entire experience.
allayna23's review against another edition
4.0
So, totally thought this was gonna be a pre-ice age story, with Mammoths encountering pre-historic humans. But instead, it's in our future? The last mammoths on earth hunted by some humans, but rescued by others to be flown to an apparent animal sanctuary on MARS! Really surprised by this book, eager to read the other two!
wyrmbergmalcolm's review against another edition
3.0
This was a very insightful tale sharing the experiences, fears and trials and tribulations of the mammoth Silverhair. Although the mammoths can talk to each other, this is no way mistaken as being a Disney. There are some brutal encounters that some could find harrowing. This was an interesting and believable account of a mammoth’s life.
kokoro's review against another edition
4.0
Primer xenoficción que leo y ha sido muy entretenido seguir la vida de un grupo de mamuts, en especial de una hembra joven de nombre Silverhair. Me agradó los capítulos dedicados al origen de estos animales de acuerdo a sus creencias las cuales agrupadas con cierto tipo de leyes son llamadas Ciclo, el cual tiene una que otra sugerencia que bien podría venirnos muy bien. La vida apacible de este grupo se ve alterada por dos grandes sucesos, aparentemente son los últimos de su especie y la llegada a sus tierras de unas criaturas temibles que el Ciclo denomina los Perdidos. Le doy cuatro de cinco estrellas por una pequeña razón, no entiendo la razón por la cual el autor ha dotado a estos mamuts con un conocimiento “moderno” expresado en ciertas palabras que para mi gusto no encajan; estro, ciudad, absceso, son las que recuerdo, me parecen tan fuera de lugar y de suficiente peso para quitarle una estrella.
raygina's review against another edition
2.0
I just couldn't get into it. The story seemed good, but for me it just dragged. Maybe I'll try it again sometime.
bick_mcswiney's review against another edition
2.0
great deal at the bangkok bookstore. good if you like elephant sex.
leah_152's review against another edition
The word boring comes to mind. This would've been a lot more interesting if the explanations concerning mammoth habits & behaviour weren't miniature essays & all the talk about faeces got a little too much after a while. I mean, do we reall need to read about baby mammoths playing with poop? That's just gross. Plus the language was rather clunky.
tklassy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Violence
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
4.0
This is a good, if a little strange, novel. But shoot anything with Mammoths is awesome. It’s true the Mammoths on Mars idea doesn’t quite click for me. There is also the fact that Baxter trusts the reader enough not to spell out everything. Additionally, the story is more in the tradition of Chaucer (without the naughty bits) – think “Nun’s Priest’s Tale” or the stories of Reynard.
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