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This is a fascinating mélange of disparate, yet related, topics -- rich swaths of personal grief, fascination with death, interspecies communication, literary biography, memory, a love story ... and that's only in the first 5 chapters. Rich, rich flavorful writing ... I envy the author the depth of her vocabulary -- and her word craftsmanship.
N.B. I usually cannot read books that contain vivid descriptions of brutality towards animals or amongst animals, etc. but have not felt the need to close this book ... yet ... the depth of understanding gained from the author's explanations helps to situate the brutal bits into the overall structure of the book.
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