when i was younger i read house of tribes and hunters moon (by gary kilworth) black beauty and watership down and no books since them have ever caught me in the throat and gripped my eyes than these. i wonder if it's the crafting of the stories, the fact that i was younger when i first read them and i'm touched by nostalgia when i reread them or because i just love animals.
house of tribes is about a country mouse who goes on a quest in search for the haven of the plenty The House. when he arrives it's filled with warring tribes of mice. he manages to join the tribes together to rid the House of the great pest; the humans. it's a brilliant book, told simply with heart aching themes of friendship and courage. if you live in england amazon.co.uk has these books (hunters moon too) used for a penny (it'll be extra for posting obviously, but i really recommend it)
hunters moon, by the same author (i'm pretty sure gary kilworth has lots of different novels from the eyes of many different british animals) is about foxes. i'm hazier on the details of this one, but again it's about the fox and it's role in society among humans. the themes are the same and a cynic may say that gary kilworth's approach to these books are formulaic, i won't disagree, but the characterisation in both books are second to none and every PoV feels different. so while you may think "animals against human, AGAIN!" in fact we are also being treated to how these animals' live, including a lot of laughs, but also many harrowing moments.
watership down and black beauty probably don't need much introduction. the end of black beauty is one of the most bittersweet moments of any book and i defy anyone to read and not well up and watership down is just a masterpiece
so are there any animally books you would like to share?
house of tribes is about a country mouse who goes on a quest in search for the haven of the plenty The House. when he arrives it's filled with warring tribes of mice. he manages to join the tribes together to rid the House of the great pest; the humans. it's a brilliant book, told simply with heart aching themes of friendship and courage. if you live in england amazon.co.uk has these books (hunters moon too) used for a penny (it'll be extra for posting obviously, but i really recommend it)
hunters moon, by the same author (i'm pretty sure gary kilworth has lots of different novels from the eyes of many different british animals) is about foxes. i'm hazier on the details of this one, but again it's about the fox and it's role in society among humans. the themes are the same and a cynic may say that gary kilworth's approach to these books are formulaic, i won't disagree, but the characterisation in both books are second to none and every PoV feels different. so while you may think "animals against human, AGAIN!" in fact we are also being treated to how these animals' live, including a lot of laughs, but also many harrowing moments.
watership down and black beauty probably don't need much introduction. the end of black beauty is one of the most bittersweet moments of any book and i defy anyone to read and not well up and watership down is just a masterpiece
so are there any animally books you would like to share?
With cartoons from animal perspective that lead you to believe that animals are innocent moral creatures that just want to be left alone while humans are good or evil and culpable for their actions. So when they die it's not as bad.
Gotta love those liberals.
Also, note that this is a joke. but it is likely that the way the world is presented to children uses animals as innocent creatures that would be kind if left alone. This is just not true, a hungry bear will eat a human. Sorry yogi, it's true. Also, when people are portrayed, in typically adult films, there's usually a lot more bad guys killed than good guys. And they're bad. So you don't feel sad when they die since they were evil.
You must unlearn what you have learned.
why do animal perspectives make me feel sadder than human ones?
- 15/04/2011 11:53:43 PM
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Re: Because you lack empathy?
- 16/04/2011 12:01:32 AM
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erm, empathy to human characters?
- 16/04/2011 12:06:27 AM
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Why is that?
This doesn't happen to me... I don't think. 
- 16/04/2011 03:37:25 AM
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- 16/04/2011 03:37:25 AM
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Interesting... Could be because you are more emotional about animals than people?
- 16/04/2011 10:08:00 PM
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possibly, like i always feel more sorry for the dog
- 17/04/2011 03:54:58 PM
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There are tons of people who feel like you do. They are mostly in animal rescue.... *NM*
- 17/04/2011 04:35:11 PM
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Because liberals have brainwashed you
- 18/04/2011 08:43:19 AM
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Hmm.
- 18/04/2011 06:29:32 PM
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