Consider Her Ways (Bakka Collection) [Paperback]

Frederick Philip Grove (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bakka Collection | Publication Date: October 1, 2001

Originally published in 1947, this is Frederick Philip Grove's last and most unique book. In the tradition of Orwell's 'Animal Farm', Grove examines the idea of a utopian society through the story of a group of travelling ants who find themselves in North America. An amateur scientist encounters the colony and makes telepathic contact with a very special elder of the ant community. In fact, the ant infuses the scientist with her memory and uses her new friend as a medium through which she tells the colony's incredible story, a tale that holds up a mirror to our culture, demonstrating to both worlds the parallels and contrasts between the pastoral ways of the ants and the North American life of excess. This classic Canadian novel is back in print for the first time in 20 years, allowing readers to more completely assess Grove's body of works. Fans of speculative fiction will be delighted to see that his prose is as fresh as it was 50 years ago. This was Grove's last novel, and it stands as a testament both to his writing and his prescience.

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Frederick Philip Grove

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Insomniac Press (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1895837227
• ISBN-13: 978-1895837223
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,337,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An epic satirical adventure - Ants will never be the same!, January 1, 2002

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Robert Hughes (Sea of tranquility, The Moon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Consider Her Ways (Bakka Collection) (Paperback)

This tale of an expedition of Venezuelan ants north into America (they end up in NY) is breathtaking. Physiological and social ant-info abound but these details merely back up the gripping story. With ferocious battles, double-crosses and these bizarre humans everywhere (still seen as inferiour to our protagonist) I couldn't put this down.
Several scenes in the film 'Antz' must have been lifted straight from this classic.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was looking for, but interesting, December 1, 2002

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Walter Mitty (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Consider Her Ways (Bakka Collection) (Paperback)

OK. This is not the book I was looking for... which is too bad since I really wanted the "other" Consider Her Ways, but this was an interesting read nonetheless.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is NOT by Robert J. Sawyer., February 25, 2003

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Steven R. Feldon (Redmond, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Consider Her Ways (Bakka Collection) (Paperback)

He wrote the forward. It's one page long. The rest of the book is by F. P. Grove. Imagine my disappointment in finding out that the "co-author" who I purchased the book for really had nothing to do with the writing of the novel.

Despite all of the mentions of his name on the page, he did not write this book.