When the Killing's Done
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Traces an incrementally violent confrontation between a National Park Service biologist who would eradicate invasive wildlife on the Channel Islands and two locals who are fiercely opposed to the killing of any creatures.
Publisher:
New York : - Viking
Pages:
369
ISBN:
9780670022328, 0670022322
Language:
English
Statement of responsibility:
T. Coraghessan Boyle
Physical description:
369 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
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Add a CommentGreat Writer, It's one thing then another, causation
Fairly complex, and raises some interesting issues about ecology and conservation, but not very compelling as a book.
Another great "issue" book from T.C. Boyle. This time it's animals rights v. the invasion of non-native species. Great characters, great setting.
This is an enjoyable read. Not my favorite of his books (which is Drop City) but worthwhile. Boyle puts interesting people together in conflict. In this case it is environmentalists vs animal rights folk in the setting of Santa Cruz Island. Fun and at times riveting.
"Boyle's 13th novel is an eco-themed thriller. The Channel Islands off Santa Barbara is the setting for a Darwinian struggle" between environmental advocates and animal rights activists. Dan Smith Toronto Star Feb 20, 2011