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Nioka Bride of Bigfoot

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You MUST read this book! Paul Doyle has written a fantastic book filled with adventure, humor and wit. He is very funny as he pokes fun at the dogma of political, spiritual and environmental correctness while he effectively underlines the values that dogma intended to support. He clearly loves the Pacific Northwest rainforest he describes in fine detail. No matter if you have been there or not you will see it in it's glory and feel the love and respect he has for the natural world. I loved Nioka. I wanted to be Nioka. And I must admit, I have always hoped that Bigfoot really exists and continues to elude capture.

A fun book --if you know Seattle are you can relate to this book. If you are a green, lean, and save the earth, kind of person, a must to read....Paul Doyle Brings nature to life.

Go out and buy it from Amazon.com. It's usually less than a dollar. It's about a woman who decides to take a break from modern society and relationships in order to clear her head and simplify her life. She takes off and "goes native" in the forest. The more time she spends there, the less need she has for human contact, materials, or even sustenance. There are other huge eco-issues and feminism statements repeated. Nioka meets Bigfoot :) and DB Cooper (see criminal airplane hijacker from 1971). Through the first half of the book, we see the woman as she is in the forest. Periodically, we digress a little in order to learn bits and pieces about her past, such as the motivations that eventually brought her to this point in life. In the second half, the character seems to grow into the forest, and changes into something beyond a typical human form. She is able to transform herself into light at will and can project herself into different places. Two thought provoking statements are made in the book. 1."Everything that ends with Z, begins with A again". 2. "Don't feed the crocodiles".

I wish there were more books out there by Paul Doyle. But this one's a fluke. It kinda looks like Doyle was simply an average business owner who decided to write a book, then created his own publishing company when he couldn't find any publishers to take on the book. I can't find any more information than a transcript of an interview with him dated from the early 90's.

I gotta give Doyle credit. This book is frickin brilliant! I think any publishing company had to have been crazy to not take this one on. It is REALLY good! More so, I gotta give him kudos for DIY-ing it and getting the book out there himself.

Yep, this one's going on the shelf next to "Nisa".

I first read this book in Chicago in 1993 during a huge winter storm that seemed to go on forever. This book reads a lot like a Tom Robbins novel...it draws you in and doesn't let you go, and has many unexpected twists and turns that will make you laugh, cause you to think about things you haven't thought about for years. I was so impressed with the book that I referred several others who reported back similar experiences. The only question is: WHEN IS HE GOING TO WRITE THE SEQUEL?