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Waking Lions
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March 19, 2018
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April 16, 2018
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Nicola Nicholson
May 10, 2016 rated it really liked it
A book to ponder on,even now,a week after discussing it at book group and two weeks after finishing it,I find myself thinking about the characters. At first I wasn't sure about it at all,it seemed to be presented as a thriller but really was a book of incredibly detailed,truthful character portraits which intrigued me and I loved. It made me face my own prejudices about the way we lump national or native groups together and although none of the characters were particularly or constantly sympathe ...more
Bo'ness Library Bookgroup
There is certainly a lot to discuss in this novel! The language is fantastic, and the motif of looking, what it means to look, who has the right, how well do we see, are questions interwoven between the main characters and the supporting cast is delightful and thought provoking. The book has us asking ourselves, at several points, what would we do? How would we behave?

It is certainly evident that the author has an MA in Clinical Psychology, but some of our readers thought that the book was a li
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Laura S
Mar 23, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Tilda
Apr 16, 2018 rated it it was ok