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A review by greenreader
Anthill by Edward O. Wilson
5.0
First fiction novel from the Pulitzer Prize winning author. E.O. Wilson is a Harvard (I think) professor of entomology (sp?)-he studies bugs. He has written numerous non-fiction on bugs, and ants are his favorite. The book is described as a modern day Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn novel.
I loved this book. I don't know about the whole Mark Twain angle, but it was very original. It may just spawn a new genre of fiction...Environmental. It's 3 stries in 1. first, a young man who loves exploring the southern wilderness of Alabama and keeping up family honor in an old southern family. 2nd, the epic struggle for survival and battles between rival ant colonies. 3rd, the young man as he enters the world of real estate developers and environmentalists. who's side is he on?
I loved this book. I don't know about the whole Mark Twain angle, but it was very original. It may just spawn a new genre of fiction...Environmental. It's 3 stries in 1. first, a young man who loves exploring the southern wilderness of Alabama and keeping up family honor in an old southern family. 2nd, the epic struggle for survival and battles between rival ant colonies. 3rd, the young man as he enters the world of real estate developers and environmentalists. who's side is he on?