Book Of The Month | August 2017 |

Book Of The Month

-Fierce Kingdom
Writer: Gin Phillips
” The air crackles with malevolence and unbearable tension, as even the zoo animals, locked in their cages, sense the approaching violence. ” Sarah Weinman
BOTM Essay:
Animal Crackers
By Judge Sarah Weinman
Fight or flight. Rage or relief. A good suspense novel evokes our most primitive emotions. The adrenaline spikes as we desperately need to know what happens next. And if the book is really good, time spent in the grip of mounting fear pays off with an explosive and cathartic ending.
Fierce Kingdom delivers a level of pure fear that I hadn’t felt in ages. It’s the story of Joan, a mother who spends an afternoon with her four-year-old son at their local zoo. What could go wrong? A lot, as it turns out…
The most dangerous creatures in the zoo, of course, are not the animals locked in their cages but the people who visit them. And as daylight begins to fade away, trouble arrives—and Joan will seek somewhere, anywhere, to hide. The air crackles with malevolence and unbearable tension, as even the zoo animals, trapped in captivity, sense the approaching violence.
What will Joan do to protect her son? Will she sacrifice herself for him? Or vice versa? What would we do in a similar situation? Of course the zoo is the perfect literal and metaphorical place to explore these questions. When primal fears take over, how far can we be pushed before we lose our humanity and act solely on instinct?
Sharp, pointed, precise— Fierce Kingdom inhabits the true feeling of real time. In fact, the entire story takes place during exactly 3 hours and 10 minutes. Decisions arrive quickly—or unbearably slowly. Hours rush by and then seconds stretch out. Catharsis arrives and the payoff is brilliant, yes. But this novel continues to haunt me. And it will haunt you, too.
— Sarah Weinman

Rating: 8/10

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