A review by pine_wulf
Bigfoot and the Bodhisattva by James Morrow
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I didn't actually care so much for the yeti's lessons with the Dalai Lama. They dragged a bit. Probably compounded by my near complete ignorance of Buddhism. I also don't know if being able to get some of the James Bonds references would have helped. Because the ones I did get, I didn't find funny.
What I did like was the Dalai Lama's half-brother and his obsession with blowing up the bridge and killing the soldiers and feeding the train to the river and the Dalai Lama's long-suffering attitude to it. I wasn't really sure how this story was going to resolve, since there isn't much plot, but it did a good job of it in the end. And despite appearances, the yeti learned something after all.
What I did like was the Dalai Lama's half-brother and his obsession with blowing up the bridge and killing the soldiers and feeding the train to the river and the Dalai Lama's long-suffering attitude to it. I wasn't really sure how this story was going to resolve, since there isn't much plot, but it did a good job of it in the end. And despite appearances, the yeti learned something after all.