by Carol Emshwiller
I'm knocking off one half star because there's something about the beginning, where it's really hard to get into. I guessed it might be that both another reviewer out there, and I, had trouble telling who the narrator was. (It's mostly from one point of view, but you get two more in there, too.)...
My reviews are about my personal reaction to books, and although I recognise that this is a well written book, it just never rose above "liked it" for me. Which is what three stars means, so after dithering for a bit, three stars it gets. The dithering is that I think I've probably given four to th...
When I finished this book, I picked up another to read, and just couldn't do it. The "message" in this book is really strong and it takes a bit to digest. Even better, I don't think there is a single message. This short book was written brilliantly, so you can see whatever you want in the relati...
Humans-as-companion animals. Charley, a "Mount," is uncomfortably complicit in his own slavery. Interesting idea--the resolution and much of the plot left me wanting, but I did like that Emshwiller refused to talk about freedom and power in easy or traditional ways.
Looks like some of this plot/idea was lifted straight from the short story The Silk and the Song by Charles L. Fontenay (1959). Here is the complete story in PDF (it's out of copyright): http://generation.feedbooks.com/book/2290.pdf
And interesting book and very well-written.
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