2009
Terrific book…I’m so glad I finally read it! Yes, I loved a book with a snake as the main character…amazing. It’s a short clever story that really gets to the heart of human relationship to the other species. “Crusher” is captured by an insensitve boy who keeps him in a terrarium for several months. Crusher narrates the book and develops relationships with the other captives in the boys room. She even becomes sympathetic to the boy’s situation. It could be edgy for the extremely sensitive, there are a few swears and a description of a violent video game that the boy plays, but these are minor and didn’t distract me from this really unusual and compelling story. I hope everyone reads this…we could have a kinder world!