Reviews

The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

triciace's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

raptorred's review against another edition

4.0

In a dystopian world where elephants no longer exist but mammoths are reintegrated and the lives of the scientists behind this. Super cool and quick read.

andreanneveillette's review

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Dysphoria, and Gun violence

nic78's review

dark tense fast-paced

4.0

kbhenrickson's review

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I liked the exploration of memory, and I enjoyed some of the writing itself. It was a bit heavy-handed in message at times, but overall had interesting ideas. I wish it had been longer to explore some of the ideas with more depth - especially with the mammoths.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

mercurial's review

reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

3.5

laissezfarrell's review

adventurous dark reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

coriabc3d's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

sbequette's review

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

I think this book did a wonderful job juggling a what if question with a narrative premise. When I was surprised at how short this story is and it Tusks manages to do a lot narratively in just a hundred or so pages.