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Written by Josh More
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 02:38 |
OK, let me start by saying that I hate modern fables. The ancient form of the fable was using a fairly short story to illustrate a single concept, in a way to approach the concept laterally and hopefully bypass the reader's (or listener's) preconceived notions. Reading them today, there is a simplicity to them that is enjoyable, but there's enough philosophical content to really make one think.
Modern fables are the exact opposite. The ideas that they contain and light and fluffy, usually stripped of their essence into naught but a sound-bite. The stories, in contrast, are long and rambling and never really get to the point in a way that can allow the point to be discussed.
Since The Chickadees was subtitled as "a contemporary fable", I opened it expecting to read a trite exploration of different forms of philosophical thought. I was not disappointed. It was extremely basic and much too long. There were characters in it who were wise, but the work itself was not a work of wisdom.
It should either have been drastically cut down to fit the fable form, or extended into the form of a fantasy novel. As it is, it's really not worth reading.
The pictures sure are pretty though.
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