tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416328208371979012.post7318841659316070301..comments2023-10-20T06:37:51.148-07:00Comments on Breaking the Fourth Wall: Book Review: Giraffe by J. M. LedgardLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14612340863090247579noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416328208371979012.post-19985406455703927192008-01-09T06:38:00.000-08:002008-01-09T06:38:00.000-08:00i just finished this book last night and i balled ...i just finished this book last night and i balled my eyes out. i do agree with most of what you said. the narratives are too choppy and i would have like to see more perspectives from the giraffes. but that would make the book sadder and it was already very sad. i did look up some conspiracy theories such as arms trades in somalia, or mircofilm stitched in the underbellies of the giraffes. ledgard picked the 'hoof and mouth' virus as the most logical reason for the slaughter. but in communist countries, you never really do know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416328208371979012.post-1150149475968040102007-04-14T09:55:00.000-07:002007-04-14T09:55:00.000-07:00My daughter pointed out to me, and I agree, that j...My daughter pointed out to me, and I agree, that journalists often write choppy fiction.Headmistress, zookeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071449326819510530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7416328208371979012.post-74809853516693949542007-04-14T06:19:00.000-07:002007-04-14T06:19:00.000-07:00I tried, tried, tried to read this. I picked it u...I tried, tried, tried to read this. I picked it up mostly because I loved the cover (isn't there a saying warning against this type of behavior? Anyway..), and because I rather liked Barbara Gowdy's 'The White Bone' which was about elephants. However, I couldn't get more than 30 pages in. I might have to give it another whirl now that you've said that there is good stuff in there. Thanks.kookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994570192941993135noreply@blogger.com