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Mort(e)
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Mort[e] by Robert Repino
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So I finally finished this book. It was okay. I loved the premise of it. What happens when all animals become self-aware, and evolve into humanistic forms practically overnight? What happens is the "no-name war", lead by a queen ant. We watch as Mort[e], formally known as Sebastian, a house cat turned war hero, searches for his best friend, Sheba, a dog. The book overall was great. mid-ending got a bit biblical and preachy for my liking, but the best quote I got out of the entire book was "Love is stronger than God". In the end, that is what this book is about; our love for each other, for our pets, for nature, for whatever you love, and how that can drive us to do things that we could never imagine ourselves doing or think we are capable of doing, in both good and bad ways.
I recommend this one. If nothing else, it's a kooky little book that has a great premise.
The Colony is a race of hyper-intelligent ants that are hell bent on the extinction of humans. The final step in the ant's plan is to turn other animals against humans and to use them as killing machines. Mort[e] is your average house-cat, turned war hero. While Mort[e] is working to keep the ant over-lords plan in motion, he also has his own plan to find Sheba the dog; his best friend before they were transformed into the assassins they've become.
What's not to love about this book?
[She says before she's started reading it]