Ape house

a novel

by

English language

Published Jan. 22, 2010 by Spiegel & Grau.

ISBN:
978-0-385-52321-9
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OCLC Number:
551198608

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4 stars (1 review)

When a family of bonobo apes who know American Sign Language are kidnapped from a language laboratory, their mysterious appearance on a reality TV show propels scientist Isabel Duncan, together with reporter John Thigpen, on a personal mission to rescue them. An entertaining book that calls into question our assumptions about these animals who share 99.4% of our DNA.

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reviewed Ape house by Sara Gruen

Review of 'Ape house' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Very pleasant, elegant and fast read - and immediately gripping. It's hard not to be fascinated by our bonobo ape cousins; the way Gruen portrays the human-ape connection made me want to give this five stars, but the plot was lacking something. I have a feeling she was on a deadline and wasn't able to craft the story as well as she could have.

I have not read any of her other books yet, but Water for Elephants is towards the top of my list now.

Subjects

  • Human-animal relationships -- Fiction
  • Bonobo -- Fiction
  • Animal rights activists -- Fiction
  • Reality television programs -- Fiction