jennyrpotter 's review for:

Timothy; Or, Notes of an Abject Reptile by Verlyn Klinkenborg

4.0

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What a curious book! This reads from the perspective of an 80-year-old-ish tortoise living in an English garden in the 18th century. "Timothy" seems all-knowing, sharing wry observations about nature and humanity that will provoke your thoughts while making you laugh. This tortoise certainly suffers no fools! I was particularly delighted to learn that Timothy was actually real, and this book is based on journals from the man who knew Timothy (or at least thought he did) for much of Timothy's life.