The blurb says this is a "darkly comic" short story... Be warned, I was emotionally distressed from start to finish. But maybe because the book was preaching to the choir. One of the reasons I've scored this book so highly is the fact that I think it can speak to people not already converted. That is, I think it's engaging in the right way to reach the people it really needs to - those who aren't aware, or do not care, for our natural environment and its inhabitants.

Fox 8 is an endearing character, and to have him narrate in such a unique way is very clever in my opinion. I hope it conveys the sense of intelligence, sentience, and respect that foxes (and all living things) deserve to those who have not really considered them and our impact upon them before.

The story is short and direct, but honest and endearing. It is also universal; applicable to humans across cultures. think the final question posed by fox 8 in its final lines is absolutely perfect. The book does not shy away from asking us the reader, directly, to self-reflect and answer for the destructive cruelty of humanity. This story invites us to take accountability for our actions. I genuinely want every adult and child to have read this book.