Consider Her Ways (Bakka Collection) (Paperback)

by Frederick Philip Grove (Author)

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Product Description
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.

About the Author
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.com Sales Rank: #1,429,444 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

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

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

By	J. Ames "Spirit of 76" (Philadelphia USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

By	Steve Feldon (Redmond, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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.