A review by sr_marshrat
Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

For a book about anthropomorphic (bipedal, five-fingered) animals, The Elephants' Graveyard takes itself a bit too seriously. There are examples of heart-wrenching sentient-animal books out there, for sure, but Barsk somehow doesn't manage to capture the gravity of its own story. A holier-than-thou, painfully lawful good hero and some hiccups its own lore about how precognition and memory work make this novel perfectly average.