I can't decide whether I liked this book or not. I guess that's why I gave it two and a half stars. I love the concept of communing with all animal life forms and enjoying the enlightenment that accrues from that. I can even believe that it happens. The problem I had with the book was in the writing style I guess. I wanted to keep reading to see where Mr. Boone was going with his postulation and he had a habit of leaving me a bit high and dry at the end of each chapter so that I needed to get into the next one fairly quickly to find out where he actually was going. I found that a bit "novelistic", if I can get away with using a word like that.
I want more so I will read more of his writing to see what else I might learn.
I wonder if he ever heard a tree scream when it was cut into. (

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gmillar | May 14, 2008 |

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060609125, Paperback)

Is there a universal language of love, a "kinship with all life" that can open new horizons of experience?

Example after example in this unique classic -- from "Strongheart" the actor-dog to "Freddie" the fly -- resounds with entertaining and inspiring proof that communication with animals is a wonderful, indisputable fact. All that is required is an attitude of openness, friendliness, humility, and a sense of humor to part the curtain and form bonds of real friendship.

For anyone who loves animals, for all those who have ever experienced the special devotion only a pet can bring, Kinship With All Life is an unqualified delight. Sample these pages and you will never encounter "just a dog" again, but rather a fellow member of nature's own family.

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