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Pride: Survivors Amongst Lions
What do men have to be proud of? James has always known pride to be the biggest of sins, but going on a hunting safari might just be what he needed to experience real humility. A pride of lions is a force to be reckoned with. They are free, ferocious, feral. Forever committed to protecting one another. Perhaps humans should take notes.
When James ends up exposed and hunted in the wilderness, he decides he better start. In nature, there is no time to draw comparisons, worry about being masculine enough, or show off whatever power you may think you hold over others. When you hear a roar, you better start running. When you stumble, you better get back up. When the lion catches up to you, you better show you are not a threat.
That pride you thought was well-deserved? That superiority you sharpened like a knife? They’re not weapons you can use. They’re ropes that tie you down. As James forms a strong bond with the others in the lion camp, he realizes society has always spun tales about men that no man can live up to.
Now that those rules don’t apply to him anymore, what is left of his identity? Can he roam free by putting behind that sin? And what does being a man truly even mean? James is only sure of one thing... When you enter a lion pride, you leave your own pride behind.
When James ends up exposed and hunted in the wilderness, he decides he better start. In nature, there is no time to draw comparisons, worry about being masculine enough, or show off whatever power you may think you hold over others. When you hear a roar, you better start running. When you stumble, you better get back up. When the lion catches up to you, you better show you are not a threat.
That pride you thought was well-deserved? That superiority you sharpened like a knife? They’re not weapons you can use. They’re ropes that tie you down. As James forms a strong bond with the others in the lion camp, he realizes society has always spun tales about men that no man can live up to.
Now that those rules don’t apply to him anymore, what is left of his identity? Can he roam free by putting behind that sin? And what does being a man truly even mean? James is only sure of one thing... When you enter a lion pride, you leave your own pride behind.
157 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 2, 2022
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March 28, 2026
What do men have to be proud of? James has always viewed pride as a flaw, a dangerous sin that leads to isolation and a bloated ego. However, a spontaneous hunting safari completely alters his perspective. Plunged into the harsh, untamed wilderness, James is forced to observe a real pride of lions. They are fierce, unbothered by societal expectations, and fiercely loyal to one another.
For James, it’s a stark realization that nature operates on an entirely different wavelength than human society. The target audience here is definitely anyone grappling with modern masculinity, societal pressures, and the desire to strip away superficial layers of identity to find something more primal and genuine.When James goes from observer to the hunted, all the performative aspects of his life vanish. The wilderness doesn’t care about his status, his masculine insecurities, or his past achievements. In this raw environment, superiority is a liability, not an asset.
As he forms an unlikely and powerful bond with the men in the safari camp, James begins to deconstruct the toxic myths of manhood he's been fed his entire life. The narrative beautifully tackles the pressure cooker of male expectations, showing that true survival and belonging require vulnerability, reliance on others, and the total abandonment of one's ego.
The strength of the novel lies in its atmospheric writing and the way it juxtaposes the feral freedom of the lions with the emotional cages humans build for themselves. It’s a beautifully queer exploration of manhood that doesn't rely on typical tropes.
For James, it’s a stark realization that nature operates on an entirely different wavelength than human society. The target audience here is definitely anyone grappling with modern masculinity, societal pressures, and the desire to strip away superficial layers of identity to find something more primal and genuine.When James goes from observer to the hunted, all the performative aspects of his life vanish. The wilderness doesn’t care about his status, his masculine insecurities, or his past achievements. In this raw environment, superiority is a liability, not an asset.
As he forms an unlikely and powerful bond with the men in the safari camp, James begins to deconstruct the toxic myths of manhood he's been fed his entire life. The narrative beautifully tackles the pressure cooker of male expectations, showing that true survival and belonging require vulnerability, reliance on others, and the total abandonment of one's ego.
The strength of the novel lies in its atmospheric writing and the way it juxtaposes the feral freedom of the lions with the emotional cages humans build for themselves. It’s a beautifully queer exploration of manhood that doesn't rely on typical tropes.
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