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A review by sdloomer
Little Knife by Leigh Bardugo
4.0
--4/5 stars--
Though shorter and a little less engaging than the others, the message gained from Little Knife is no less potent than those of the previous short stories: disrespect the natural world and you will regret it--which I think is especially relevant to the present time. As humans, we're at the top of any chain among the living beings of the world and as such think we're immune to any sort of punishment the rest of it dishes out. Earthquakes? No problem, we'll just rebuild. Hurricanes and floods? We'll just rebuild. Fires? Rebuild. Rebuild, rebuild, rebuild.
Maybe we should stop rebuilding for once and pay our respects to the rest of the natural world, instead of focusing on our own greed and wants. One day, nature might finally decide it's had enough.
Though shorter and a little less engaging than the others, the message gained from Little Knife is no less potent than those of the previous short stories: disrespect the natural world and you will regret it--which I think is especially relevant to the present time. As humans, we're at the top of any chain among the living beings of the world and as such think we're immune to any sort of punishment the rest of it dishes out. Earthquakes? No problem, we'll just rebuild. Hurricanes and floods? We'll just rebuild. Fires? Rebuild. Rebuild, rebuild, rebuild.
Maybe we should stop rebuilding for once and pay our respects to the rest of the natural world, instead of focusing on our own greed and wants. One day, nature might finally decide it's had enough.