This is a short book, almost a novella about what might happen if mammoths were brought back from extinction, and in an extra-weird science fiction twist, the consciousness of a human is uploaded into the matriarch mammoth in charge of the group.
This book had some interesting ideas – it reminded me a little bit of Michael Crichton. The science of the endeavor is pretty oversimplified here unfortunately – I think Crichton does a much better job of selling the future before exploring it deeper.
There were plenty of opinions on hunting, human’s need to dominate animals, and the ramifications of this seemingly insatiable desire. There was plenty of room to dig deeper here, give more details both scientific and emotional, and to have some fun with the ideas. Unfortunately this one wrapped up a bit too early for my taste.
Next I am reading Cannery Row by John Steinbeck.
