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Tor.com (New York, 2017). 1st edition, 1st printing. 176 pages. $14.99.
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In the early 20th Century, the United States government concocted a plan to import hippopotamuses into the marshlands of Louisiana to be bred and slaughtered as an alternative meat source. This is true. Other true things about hippos: they are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two. This was a terrible plan. Contained within this volume is an 1890s America that might have been: a bayou overrun by feral hippos and mercenary hippo wranglers from around the globe. It is the story of Winslow Houndstooth and his crew. It is the story of their fortunes. It is the story of his revenge.
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LibraryThing member ElleGato
I really, really, really wanted to like this.
And I really, really, really did not.
Okay. I did like the diversity of the cast. I liked that there were more than one woman, a nonbinary love interest, a queer MC. That was good. Especially the normalization of the nonbinary character's gender and
I didn't like anything else.
First of all: structurally the story is not good. I recently read another novella of about the same length yet it felt so much more COMPLETE than this book, so much realer, more substantial, because the author spent time building up her characters so you cared about them. This book? The characters are barely given a few pages of build-up and the relationships between them are like, neither show or tell. You don't have enough time or reasons to care about them. When things happen to them you barely blink because you don't know them well enough to be emotionally invested. Twist pack zero punch because everything just happens, without a moment to understand why or how.
Second: this is an alternate history of the US in the 19th century, set in the American South with a goddamn TIMELINE in the backmatter and slavery is not mentioned ONCE. Was there a Civil War? Is slavery legal? Who knows??? While a character is portrayed as being black, there's literally not a single mention of slavery. In the timeline it mentions Ulysses Grant being president at some point so maybe there was a Civil War? Maybe slavery was ended? Maybe???? Like I'm not expecting a detailed history in this book about hippos but if you're going to set something in any version of the 19th century American South without mentioning slavery at all than you're doing something wrong. I'm sorry. Slavery built the South and the neat idea of introducing hippos doesn't change that.
I really wish I could have liked this more but I gotta say, it failed on a whole lot of levels for me :/
And I really, really, really did not.
Okay. I did like the diversity of the cast. I liked that there were more than one woman, a nonbinary love interest, a queer MC. That was good. Especially the normalization of the nonbinary character's gender and
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pronouns. No big deal. No big reveal. It was good. I liked that.I didn't like anything else.
First of all: structurally the story is not good. I recently read another novella of about the same length yet it felt so much more COMPLETE than this book, so much realer, more substantial, because the author spent time building up her characters so you cared about them. This book? The characters are barely given a few pages of build-up and the relationships between them are like, neither show or tell. You don't have enough time or reasons to care about them. When things happen to them you barely blink because you don't know them well enough to be emotionally invested. Twist pack zero punch because everything just happens, without a moment to understand why or how.
Second: this is an alternate history of the US in the 19th century, set in the American South with a goddamn TIMELINE in the backmatter and slavery is not mentioned ONCE. Was there a Civil War? Is slavery legal? Who knows??? While a character is portrayed as being black, there's literally not a single mention of slavery. In the timeline it mentions Ulysses Grant being president at some point so maybe there was a Civil War? Maybe slavery was ended? Maybe???? Like I'm not expecting a detailed history in this book about hippos but if you're going to set something in any version of the 19th century American South without mentioning slavery at all than you're doing something wrong. I'm sorry. Slavery built the South and the neat idea of introducing hippos doesn't change that.
I really wish I could have liked this more but I gotta say, it failed on a whole lot of levels for me :/
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LibraryThing member bookbrig
This was surprisingly emotional for a book about killer feral hippos. I reaaaaaallly liked it. If you're in the mood for a western, a diverse cast, a heist story, you should try it. Or if you just want to read about a passel of delightful hippos.
LibraryThing member PardaMustang
**This book was reviewed for Macmillan-Tor/ Forge via Netgalley
River of Teeth hits you with the two-ton force of a raging bull hippo, dragging you down into the depths of well-wrought words. This is an alternate earth story of what life might have been like if the US went ahead with plans to import
Winslow Houndstooth is a man with a singular goal- revenge. Revenge against the ones responsible for his ranch burning, slaughtering his hundred plus hippos. He's not a hero… but he could be. Winslow is a mercenary of sorts now, and his most recent client is the US government. He’s to clear an area of marshland known as the Harriet of its feral hippo population. To do this, Winslow needs a team with very specialised skills. There's Hero, the demolitions expert, sharpshooter Calhoun, Adelia, the assassin, skilled in knife play, and grifter Archie, who is skilled in the use of a ball-n-chain weapon she calls a meteor hammer. Not everyone in this group is on the best of terms, and one can be dangerous just for the hells of it, but they've agreed to work together for a nice payout.
Of course, nothing is ever simple. Disaster strikes early on with an attack by a rogue feral before they've even reached the Harriet. Then there’s the little matter of river casino owner Travers who operates out of the Harriet and uses the ferals as a deterrent to cheaters or those who cause other problems. Despite his oily slick facade of cooperation, Travers has no intention of allowing anything to happen to his ferals. Betrayal from within shatters the company, leaving more than one dead or dying, and their mission more broken than they ever could imagine.
This was storyweaving at it's finest. It's got it all- witty dialogue, non-mushy romance, wonderful worldbuilding, and women who are kick-ass in their own right. With these diverse characters, and the initial nature of the caper (I mean, the operation), I was strongly reminded of the show Leverage. I could easily imagine our mastermind, Winslow, uttering Nate’s signature phrase “Let's go steal a …..”, filling in marsh. But never has such terrible betrayal fractured the trust between the Leverage team.
I was quite pleasantly surprised to find that part of the personality and character traits woven into the story included diverse sexual orientation as well. It is neatly done, being just another subtle element, but it was unique in my reading experience. In other books (thus far) that I've read, if that diversity is there, you are bludgeoned with it, as if to force acknowledgement. Here, it is as it should be, in both stories, and in real-life, a blended aspect that simple just is, with no need for justification. There's a person who is bi, a person who seems to favour only their own gender, a person who has a non-binary orientation. The latter was handled very well.
I devoured River of Teeth in a day, and I'm ready for Taste of Marrow!
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River of Teeth hits you with the two-ton force of a raging bull hippo, dragging you down into the depths of well-wrought words. This is an alternate earth story of what life might have been like if the US went ahead with plans to import
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hippos to the marshlands of the south as a food source. This plan really was considered once, but discarded for the simple fact that hippos are damn dangerous. Temperamental and vicious, they are prone to attacking without provocation. Even the towering elephant and the short-sighted rhino, while dangerous in their own right, are not as ferocious. Winslow Houndstooth is a man with a singular goal- revenge. Revenge against the ones responsible for his ranch burning, slaughtering his hundred plus hippos. He's not a hero… but he could be. Winslow is a mercenary of sorts now, and his most recent client is the US government. He’s to clear an area of marshland known as the Harriet of its feral hippo population. To do this, Winslow needs a team with very specialised skills. There's Hero, the demolitions expert, sharpshooter Calhoun, Adelia, the assassin, skilled in knife play, and grifter Archie, who is skilled in the use of a ball-n-chain weapon she calls a meteor hammer. Not everyone in this group is on the best of terms, and one can be dangerous just for the hells of it, but they've agreed to work together for a nice payout.
Of course, nothing is ever simple. Disaster strikes early on with an attack by a rogue feral before they've even reached the Harriet. Then there’s the little matter of river casino owner Travers who operates out of the Harriet and uses the ferals as a deterrent to cheaters or those who cause other problems. Despite his oily slick facade of cooperation, Travers has no intention of allowing anything to happen to his ferals. Betrayal from within shatters the company, leaving more than one dead or dying, and their mission more broken than they ever could imagine.
This was storyweaving at it's finest. It's got it all- witty dialogue, non-mushy romance, wonderful worldbuilding, and women who are kick-ass in their own right. With these diverse characters, and the initial nature of the caper (I mean, the operation), I was strongly reminded of the show Leverage. I could easily imagine our mastermind, Winslow, uttering Nate’s signature phrase “Let's go steal a …..”, filling in marsh. But never has such terrible betrayal fractured the trust between the Leverage team.
I was quite pleasantly surprised to find that part of the personality and character traits woven into the story included diverse sexual orientation as well. It is neatly done, being just another subtle element, but it was unique in my reading experience. In other books (thus far) that I've read, if that diversity is there, you are bludgeoned with it, as if to force acknowledgement. Here, it is as it should be, in both stories, and in real-life, a blended aspect that simple just is, with no need for justification. There's a person who is bi, a person who seems to favour only their own gender, a person who has a non-binary orientation. The latter was handled very well.
I devoured River of Teeth in a day, and I'm ready for Taste of Marrow!
📚📚📚📚📚+
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LibraryThing member sturlington
This was a novella, and rarely do I want a book to be longer, but I think this story could have benefited from fleshing out a bit. It's set in an alternate Southern United States where hippos have been imported as meat animals and gone feral along the Mississippi River. So it's like a Western, but
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set in the bayou on hippos. The characters were interesting, but we didn't see them develop--we didn't see them fall in love, they just were in love; we didn't see why they betrayed one another, they just did. I also would have liked to see more world-building. Promising, but falls a little short. Show Less
LibraryThing member DeltaQueen50
River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey is an alternative history novella that is built around a failed 1909 proposition that Hippos be introduced to Louisiana as both an alternative meat source and a way to control the invasive water hyacinth. Author Sarah Gailey has imagined that this bill was passed and
Reading much like a western, this is a story about a group of misfits, hired by the government to move feral hippos from a damned lake out into the Gulf of Mexico. Each member of the crew has a ‘specialty” from explosives to gun play that they excel in. Of course, like all westerns, there is a black-hatted villain that wants to prevent the hippos from being moved as having a lake full of feral hippos outside his gambling ship comes in handy when he wants to punish cheaters or welshers.
River of Teeth is a highly imaginative story that I wish had been more fully fleshed out. There wasn’t enough time for the author to develop her characters, or indeed, to build upon the relationship that each character has with their own hippo mount. This fantasy western was a well written, interesting concept that left me wanting more story than I got.
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hippos came to America not only to be raised for meat but also as a means of transportation in the Mississippi wetlands. Reading much like a western, this is a story about a group of misfits, hired by the government to move feral hippos from a damned lake out into the Gulf of Mexico. Each member of the crew has a ‘specialty” from explosives to gun play that they excel in. Of course, like all westerns, there is a black-hatted villain that wants to prevent the hippos from being moved as having a lake full of feral hippos outside his gambling ship comes in handy when he wants to punish cheaters or welshers.
River of Teeth is a highly imaginative story that I wish had been more fully fleshed out. There wasn’t enough time for the author to develop her characters, or indeed, to build upon the relationship that each character has with their own hippo mount. This fantasy western was a well written, interesting concept that left me wanting more story than I got.
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LibraryThing member Gwendydd
This is a sort of Wild West caper set in an alternate history where American rivers are populated by hippos. It has a zany and diverse cast of characters. In a way, the concept is more entertaining than the execution. Or, put another way, it's a silly concept, and the author does some fun stuff
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with it, but I'm not really sure that it's worth even a novella - once you get the idea, the story itself is somewhat confusing. Still, it's a fun and fast read. Show Less
LibraryThing member Kellswitch
An alternate history set in the 1800’s where the U.S. government actually flowed through on their idea of transplanting hippos to the Louisiana bayou and a man named Winslow pulls together a team for a heist set in the middle of all of this.
I LOVED the premise of this novella, and I loved the
Where I started to have problems was with the characters, and how they and the world interacted with each other. Some felt grounded where others felt too over the top and clichéd that I had a hard time buying them being so accepted in the 1800’s Deep South and I found that kept pulling me out of the story.
The plot was interesting enough, though I felt the author tried to cram a bit too much into the first book, but I also find that to be a problem with a lot of novellas. You just run out of pages.
Overall, the story started strong, has a unique and interesting premise and background but I ended up finding the characters to annoying and not engaging enough for me. I might try to read the next two books, but I really didn’t feel this story enough to put much effort into that.
That said, I would still recommend giving this book a try, if only for the hippos.
I LOVED the premise of this novella, and I loved the
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setting, I feel the author did an amazing job of world building in such a short book. The set up of the culture around the hippos felt believable. Where I started to have problems was with the characters, and how they and the world interacted with each other. Some felt grounded where others felt too over the top and clichéd that I had a hard time buying them being so accepted in the 1800’s Deep South and I found that kept pulling me out of the story.
The plot was interesting enough, though I felt the author tried to cram a bit too much into the first book, but I also find that to be a problem with a lot of novellas. You just run out of pages.
Overall, the story started strong, has a unique and interesting premise and background but I ended up finding the characters to annoying and not engaging enough for me. I might try to read the next two books, but I really didn’t feel this story enough to put much effort into that.
That said, I would still recommend giving this book a try, if only for the hippos.
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LibraryThing member quondame
I can't quite grok how a swap forms downstream from a dam, but this is meant to be a mind bending swamp romp. Hard to see how the associations essential to the story formed.
LibraryThing member jdifelice
This was really fun! I really enjoyed the unique concept - cowboys and feral hippos and an operation, who wouldn't like it? I really enjoyed how much of the characters we got to see and yet the plot was still fun, fast paced, and didn't suffer. Will definitely be reading the next one.
LibraryThing member lavaturtle
I loved this book! The alternate-history setting is a lot of fun. The author does an amazing job with the distinctive voices of our protagonists. The story is exciting and fast-paced. And it's stuffed full of awesome LGBTQ characters.
LibraryThing member Stevil2001
The best part of this novella is the two-page foreword by the author that explains that there once was an idea to import hippopotamuses into the Louisiana bayou to relieve a meat shortage and also fight an invasive aquatic plant. This book takes place in an alternate timeline where that really
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happened. Alas, the actual book is not particularly good. For some reason Gailey transposes the hippo plan from 1910 to 1857, and introduces a number of anachronisms into the book's setting of 1889. The book's characters never grabbed me-- I feel like the characterization came from the this-will-be-good-as-a-movie school of writing-- and the plotting was murky to me. Show Less
LibraryThing member TheDivineOomba
There's a running joke in my office about hippos. And how the hippos in South America should or should not be there. When this book was mentioned in a forum I was browsing, I decided to read it. Mostly as a joke, but it had an interesting premise.
Unfortunately, I found it a difficult read. It has a
I also didn't like the characters vulnerabilities. It is suppose to be a book about a crack mercenary team in western type book - nobody should be falling in love, or discussing of feelings. It detracted from the book and wouldn't have made sense in this setting.
Overall, its a fun read, but could have been written better. Also, Man eating hippos. That is all.
Unfortunately, I found it a difficult read. It has a
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fun premise, a great world, and the hippos are awesome. The team is fun and well put together. But, I found it difficult to keep what was happening straight. I also didn't like the characters vulnerabilities. It is suppose to be a book about a crack mercenary team in western type book - nobody should be falling in love, or discussing of feelings. It detracted from the book and wouldn't have made sense in this setting.
Overall, its a fun read, but could have been written better. Also, Man eating hippos. That is all.
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LibraryThing member MontzaleeW
River of Teeth is a fantastic alternative history book that was a joy to read and so unique. What was a blast is that she used a bit of real history as a basis! Only our crazy government would think of bringing hippos over to America! It didn't go through in real life but in this book it is a fun
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LibraryThing member pwaites
River of Teeth is more awesomeness than I thought could ever be packed into one novella. This little book is sheer fun!
I’ve been wanting to read this novella ever since I saw Sarah Gailey’s tweets about the history behind it. Basically, in 1909, America was facing two problems: a meat shortage
Enter Winslow Houndstooth, a former hippo rancher who is planning what’s most definitely not a caper. It’s an operation, all perfectly legal and above board! He’s been hired to move a bunch of feral hippos from damned off basin in the Mississippi out into coast, to open the river back up to shipping traffic. What the coast guard will think of this plan, no one’s bothered asking. Anyway, he’s got plans for how to transport these hippos in one fell swoop… and get some revenge in the process. But to carry off his plan, he needs a crew.
That’s right, this is a heist story! A hippo heist. And oh my goodness is the heist crew wonderful. They’re a bisexual hippo cowboy, a nonbinary demolitions expert, a French conwoman, and a pregnant assassin. Anyone of those character descriptions is someone I’d love to read about. Put them all together and this book practically explodes awesomeness and queer goodness. God, this book made me so happy.
I could have rushed through the entire novella in one sitting, but I parceled it out to savor it. Part of me wishes it was longer — I think the story could have benefited from being more in depth. On the other hand, there’s something to be said for shorter stories. Plus, Sarah Gailey’s writing a sequel! You can bet that I’ll be reading it.
In short, everything I’ve read by Sarah Gailey has been delightful, and River of Teeth is no exception. I’d heartily recommend it.
Originally posted on The Illustrated Page.
I’ve been wanting to read this novella ever since I saw Sarah Gailey’s tweets about the history behind it. Basically, in 1909, America was facing two problems: a meat shortage
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and invasive plants in the Mississippi. Well, one U.S. congressman had a bright idea. We could import hippos to live in the Mississippi. They’d eat the invasive plants and provide a source of meat. Brilliant, right? The rest of Congress certainly thought so. The motion failed by only one vote. Presumably because someone finally pointed out that hippos are the most dangerous African mega-fauna. But if the vote had gone another way, what would America have been like? River of Teeth is a story of the American Hippo, although set earlier than the real world history that inspired it.Enter Winslow Houndstooth, a former hippo rancher who is planning what’s most definitely not a caper. It’s an operation, all perfectly legal and above board! He’s been hired to move a bunch of feral hippos from damned off basin in the Mississippi out into coast, to open the river back up to shipping traffic. What the coast guard will think of this plan, no one’s bothered asking. Anyway, he’s got plans for how to transport these hippos in one fell swoop… and get some revenge in the process. But to carry off his plan, he needs a crew.
That’s right, this is a heist story! A hippo heist. And oh my goodness is the heist crew wonderful. They’re a bisexual hippo cowboy, a nonbinary demolitions expert, a French conwoman, and a pregnant assassin. Anyone of those character descriptions is someone I’d love to read about. Put them all together and this book practically explodes awesomeness and queer goodness. God, this book made me so happy.
I could have rushed through the entire novella in one sitting, but I parceled it out to savor it. Part of me wishes it was longer — I think the story could have benefited from being more in depth. On the other hand, there’s something to be said for shorter stories. Plus, Sarah Gailey’s writing a sequel! You can bet that I’ll be reading it.
In short, everything I’ve read by Sarah Gailey has been delightful, and River of Teeth is no exception. I’d heartily recommend it.
Originally posted on The Illustrated Page.
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LibraryThing member tldegray
2018 Hugo Awards Best Novella Nominee
It was fun and light and I enjoyed it for that. Also for the hippos. If that's what you're looking for, this is your novella. But if you're looking for substance don't look here. As others have said, there's a lot of telling me characters have chemistry of any
It was fun and light and I enjoyed it for that. Also for the hippos. If that's what you're looking for, this is your novella. But if you're looking for substance don't look here. As others have said, there's a lot of telling me characters have chemistry of any
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kind with each other but not a lot of showing, possibly because this story was too big to be a novella. (Yes, I would have read an entire novel about hippo cowboys, if it was done well.) Show Less
LibraryThing member eldang
A fun romp through an alternate history in which the swampier parts of the US were given over to hippo rearing (which was apparently a serious proposal around the end of the 19th Century). By the end the characters felt a little flat and the plot a bit too absurd.
LibraryThing member Kristelh
This is the first book in a series and is western/fantasy story of hippos brought into the lower Mississippi River (Louisiana) and the team that is trying to remove them. The main character is on a quest for revenge. I did not much like this story. It had a great idea but it went no where and its
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need to be politically correct did not work for me. So won't be reading any further in this series. Show Less
LibraryThing member eldang
A fun romp through an alternate history in which the swampier parts of the US were given over to hippo rearing (which was apparently a serious proposal around the end of the 19th Century). By the end the characters felt a little flat and the plot a bit too absurd.
LibraryThing member fred_mouse
This is quite the romp of a story, with so many fabulous details. I loved the world-building, and the characters and the writing style. What didn't quite work for me were aspects of the plot and pacing, such that I kept putting it down and forgetting to finish.
LibraryThing member Noeshia
Swamp cowboys riding hippos. That sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? That is this book. I loved every minute of the audiobook(it's only four hours long). I love strange what-if scenarios. Also, this book pulls off LGBT characters so well it's amazing. Hands down, I was in love with the book from scene
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one. Not every book that centers around a big idea pulls it off, but this one blew it out of the water(very appropriate considering the plot). Are there flaws? Yes, the main flaw being that this book is so short and does not cover some of what is happening. I am already listening to the sequel dealing with the aftermath. You will like this book if you like alternate histories, lighthearted adventures, and well done LGBT characters. Or if you like hippos. You might even love it. Show Less
LibraryThing member Fence
So yeah, this is an alternate western with hippos in place of horses. And while I'm a big fan of horses and love to have horsey goings on that premise certainly grabbed my attention. I had vaguely heard of that never implemented plan to use hippos in the US as a source of meat. Probably on
It is a really great fun read.
And there is more to it than just hippo riding cowboys. There is the story of Winslow Houndstooth and his quest for revenge, and the motley crew he assembles all come with their own backstory. Plenty to keep me reading.
It is a novella, so short enough, but the story is well written, I enjoyed the characters, and I'll certainly be reading the second book, Taste of Marrow. I have it pre-ordered already.
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metafilter, it is my usual source for the wonderful and strange online. So I was aware of that, I hesitate to use the word plan, because, well hippos... So when I first saw mention of this book I was intrigued.It is a really great fun read.
And there is more to it than just hippo riding cowboys. There is the story of Winslow Houndstooth and his quest for revenge, and the motley crew he assembles all come with their own backstory. Plenty to keep me reading.
It is a novella, so short enough, but the story is well written, I enjoyed the characters, and I'll certainly be reading the second book, Taste of Marrow. I have it pre-ordered already.
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LibraryThing member mazeface
In the late, late 1800s, the U.S. experienced a meat shortage and, for a short period of time, considered developing farms to fill the need with hippo meat. This much is true. Ultimately, this legislature never came to pass, but author Sarah Gailey asks the question: what if we did end up with
River of Teeth unfolds the story of a group of hippo-riding mercenaries who are bent on completing their assignment to get a big payday. Betrayal, lies and violence plague the group. Who exactly has been hired by whom? Whose side is each character on?
Looking for something different? This novella will fill that craving. It only hints at science fiction or fantasy elements, but definitely can be categorized as alternate history with a touch of horror. I plan to read it’s sequel, Taste of Marrow.
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hippos instead of horses, the swamps of Louisiana instead of the wild west?River of Teeth unfolds the story of a group of hippo-riding mercenaries who are bent on completing their assignment to get a big payday. Betrayal, lies and violence plague the group. Who exactly has been hired by whom? Whose side is each character on?
Looking for something different? This novella will fill that craving. It only hints at science fiction or fantasy elements, but definitely can be categorized as alternate history with a touch of horror. I plan to read it’s sequel, Taste of Marrow.
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LibraryThing member reader1009
alternate history adventure (Old Louisiana, with cowboys/ranchers and fearsome hippos)
Featuring a thoughtfully diverse cast (including a fat woman, several people of color, a man who "sows seeds" with all genders, and a nonbinary-gendered person who prefers the pronouns "they/them"), this
Featuring a thoughtfully diverse cast (including a fat woman, several people of color, a man who "sows seeds" with all genders, and a nonbinary-gendered person who prefers the pronouns "they/them"), this
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quick-paced, heist-type tale will have you anticipating the next book(s) in the series. Show Less
LibraryThing member AMKitty
A straightforward novella with an interesting premise set in an alternate universe. Neither the characters nor plot are particularly deep, but the story is fast-paced.
LibraryThing member jennybeast
Well, huh. What do you say when someone has a really brilliant idea for a world (yassss, hippo ranching! Ferals on the Mississippi!) and a pretty decent list of characters -- great names, great archetypes, a gender fluid character, a party full of varied talents -- and it all just sorta fall
There's so much great potential here, and it just didn't work for me. The set up was decent, until the plot holes and character inconsistencies started to get to me. I stuck it out until the very end, though, because hey, it's a caper! I'm waiting for them to cleverly pull off the caper, using their various skills and forward thinking planning -- and no. Some of them survive it, despite themselves. They accidentally wreck everything. And pretty much it's a disaster with a few characters still standing. Eh. Disappointing.
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flat?There's so much great potential here, and it just didn't work for me. The set up was decent, until the plot holes and character inconsistencies started to get to me. I stuck it out until the very end, though, because hey, it's a caper! I'm waiting for them to cleverly pull off the caper, using their various skills and forward thinking planning -- and no. Some of them survive it, despite themselves. They accidentally wreck everything. And pretty much it's a disaster with a few characters still standing. Eh. Disappointing.
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Awards
Hugo Award (Nominee — Novella — 2018)
Nebula Award (Nominee — Novella — 2017)
Locus Award (Finalist — Novella — 2018)
NPR: Books We Love (2017)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2017
Physical description
176 p.; 5 inches
ISBN
9780765395238