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A review by zerobot
American Hippo by Sarah Gailey
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
An excellent premise (based on historical anecdote) that gets nearly completely squandered in a series of monologue and characters that are not nearly as interesting as the author imagines. And I understand perhaps why there are no physical descriptions of Hero, but it leaves that particular character merely a cypher that never feels particularly fleshed out. Also it’s ridiculous that everyone in the book has knives strapped all over their bodies.
I’d read other stories by other authors set in a flooded America with hippos though, I just hope they do some research into hippos because there’s not a single moment where a hippo uses it’s tail like a demented helicopter to fling feces willy-nilly.
I’d read other stories by other authors set in a flooded America with hippos though, I just hope they do some research into hippos because there’s not a single moment where a hippo uses it’s tail like a demented helicopter to fling feces willy-nilly.