Rating: NNN There’s a lot to like in Thomas King’s saga of environmental catastrophe and human resilience. The woman took the tiny clod of dirt and placed it on the middle of the great sea turtle’s back. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/world-turtle-cosmic-discworld The Back of the Turtle / Thomas King Toronto: HarperCollins, c2014. Disclaimer: I own neither DC nor BtVS. Alec Follett is an enthusiastic birdwatcher whose PhD research, at uGuelph, explores the crossroads of environmental knowledge and environmental justice in Ontarian literature. The reserve is deserted after an environmental disaster killed the population, including Gabriel's family, and the wildlife. "Sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip," Xander sang to himself as he walked along the beach soaking up the sun, not that his eggshell white skin showed it. The Back of the Turtle follows a few different characters, each chapter alternating the narrator but the pseudo protagonist and catalyst of the story is a scientist named Gabriel Quinn. In The Back of the Turtle, Gabriel returns to Smoke River, the reserve where his mother grew up and to which she returned with Gabriel's sister. The Back of the Turtle by Thomas King was recommended to me by the same friend (and fan of King) who suggested I read Truth and Bright Water.It should come as no surprise to anyone that I loved both of them! Voted #1 Zoo in New Jersey with over 200 species representing animals from around the … Frequently bought together + + Total price: CDN$62.45. Showcasing King’s brilliant wit and trademark wordplay, The Back of the Turtle is a funny, smart, sometimes confounding, and altogether unforgettable tale of betrayal, salvation, and the resilience of life. The Back of the Turtle, Thomas King, Toronto: HarperCollins, 2014, 518 pages. King’s writing is sharp, the characters are well-drawn, and his topic is suitably grave. Could that actually happen? On the back of the turtle 1. 518 p. I've been awaiting this novel with great anticipation; I've really enjoyed King's previous fiction, and have had a 15 year wait for this one! In The Back of the Turtle, King has Gabriel's father -- an RCMP officer on a police exchange in Minnesota -- shot and killed while on duty by a man who thought that he was a crazy Indian who had threatened to kill him, arguing that anyone can rent a police uniform, and getting off scot-free. The Back of the Turtle, his latest novel, contains a good dose of everything we enjoy the least in today's headlines. THE BACK OF THE TURTLE by Thomas King (HarperCollins), 518 pages, $33.99 cloth. turtle’s back and they sang and prayed over him and breathed air into his mouth, and finally, he stirred. 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