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A Beautiful Truth
Soho. Sept. 2013. 304p. ISBN 9781616953157. $25.95; ebk. ISBN 9781616953164. F
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Blending the story of a childless Vermont couple who adopt a chimpanzee named Looee with that of a lonely researcher who spends a lifetime monitoring the intellectual capabilities of chimps in his laboratory, award-winning Canadian novelist McAdam (Some Great Thing) has created a robust tale of love, loss, and the complexities of being alive. The portrayal of chimpanzees as individuals with memories isn't just a fictional device; the commonality of human and chimpanzee conceived here is achieved not by eliminating the traits that divide them but by illuminating the differences that unite them. McAdam portrays both humans and animals as deep wells of consciousness, capable of an extraordinary breadth of emotions.
VERDICT With concise language, this heartbreaking tale of loneliness and remembrance reminds us that understanding is a process of growth and experience. Readers who enjoyed Benjamin Hale's The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore will find familiar themes working in McAdam's latest, which contributes significantly to the growing literature told from an animal's perspective.
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