Captivity
by Debbie Lee Wesselmann
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Author: Debbie Lee WesselmannEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-15
ISBN: 0895873532
Number of pages: 293
Publisher: John F Blair Pub
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Book Review: The author's goal is acheived
Summary: 5 Stars
I was just looking for a story about animals for entertainment. I didn't expect to learn so much about primates and research and I never expected such a complex weave of animal and human behavior in a novel. The author maintains, like I do, that without understanding animals we won't be motivated to save their way of life, which is important to us in ways we don't normally comprehend. That is to say that when "one of us is chained, none of us are free." And we are animals too, which we often forget. The human side of this story could have only been crafted by a wise, deep thinking author who understands the complicated makeup of humans. The ending was thought provoking, educational and unexpected. The information about the animals was an
in- depth insight someone could have only gained by close personal observation. I came away from this read much richer.
Summary of Captivity
When someone releases the chimpanzees at the South Carolina Primate Project, its director, Dana Armstrong, is forced to confront the complexity of both her past and the present as she struggles to preserve the chimps' sanctuary.General Books
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