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In dystopian 2052 London, Cuthbert is an elderly Flot addict with serious mental health issues, classified as Indigent by a heartless government. He believes the animals in the zoo, one of the last on Earth, are calling to him for help and he resolves to let them go. A wild fever dream of a book, achingly sad in its depiction of Cuddy's childhood and the tragic death of his older brother. Remarkable and heart-breaking, wondrous and surreal.

Wasn't impressed. Thought the book would never end. On the other hand, if you like over-wordy writing ... ;-)

Love the cover of this book...truth be told it is why I bought it....🐻 Unearthed It today while getting ready for decorating. Starting it tonight. #lovebears

I have to say Tararabit (Goodbye) to this book for now and return it to the TBR shelf. My attention span keeps drifting away to the other books sitting on my coffee table.

I made it three quarters of the way through this ebook and couldn't finish it. The writing was poetic and I even cared about the characters and plot but this dragged on much too long. If anything this felt like an editorial failure. I hate camping this a bail because I was so close to finishing, but it wasn't even working well enough as my before bed reading to finish.

Well... I really tried to get into this book and I bought in to the whole premise, but I couldn't finish it and had to bail. I did get to a point where I thought it had grabbed me and I earnestly gave into the feeling, but it was fleeting and I've finally admitted to myself that I need to break up with this one.

"He heard things - loads of things. For half of the past year, his mind had inhabited, like a terrified moth in a candle lantern, a phantasmagoria of mental tiger-shadows and ghost-smokes."

It is unfortunate, but I'm bailing on this one. Loved the premise, but had issues with the flow of the narrative. I'm really bummed, because I wanted to love it. 😥 But I have too many other books I want to read to spend time with those I really don't like.

Just heard this author interviewed on NPR. The book is set in a futuristic London. The country has returned to a monarchy and is being ruled by a tyrant. The animals have started disappearing and the ones at the London zoo want to make a break for it. MC, a homeless man, can speak to and hear the animals and may be their savior. Adding it to my stack.

I wanted to like this book more than I food. Interesting idea and some beautiful quotes. But there was just too much in this book. Unnecessary world building, a couple sexually charged scenes that did nothing for the plot and a few other things that left me saying, oh come on. It seemed he took all of his brain storming ideas and shoved them together.

It might have been magic but it was also multiple organ failure

In the same way the platinum prongs of a ring need a ruby, the cat's claws need a human heart.

This is a very deep cat. Although he is utterly dismissive towards dogs. 🐱

Excitement. .... this came in the post today. All is missing now is 2 more books. 😊📚🍷

Trying to control a cat is like trying to control God... Accurate.

With its three white stripes partly ripped off one arm, it could be considered sporty only in the game were called Woe.

Compassion was considered a form of depravity.

Waiting on my meal at my fave restaurant which just happens to be located in my fave bookstore with one of my purchases. Story takes place in the near future where a man feels it's his duty to free all the animals in the London Zoo. Becomes a race against time as a cult wants to destroy them.

Just five books I said. . . Anniversary sale at my local indie bookstore that may be closing soon.