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Nov 14, 2016xiaojunbpl12 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
All are predictable (I was like Karen, did not believe her husband died...) and satisfactory, still full of "small" wonders (*), except for the reunion of Marina and Anders which is sublime. A semi-sci-fi, but I wasn't awed as much as Teddy Roosevelt's real adventure in "River of Doubt". Knowing too much of any of the non-essential prerequisites (reproductive biology, mycology, ecology, drug chemistry, clinical trial, bioethics, capitalism...evolution) can add cynicism to reading of such sumptuous tribute to several modern concerns. *: The mushroom (gives high pleasure and hallucination to brain), the tree (which barks preserve women's fertility to old age), the blue moth (produces anti-malaria immunity) - all are in symbiotic relationship as nature should be. Human (women) don't necessarily want to have numerous children spanning 60 years, nor tirelessly seek a rational remedy for tropical malady, but they cannot help getting ecstasy along with receiving its inadvertent effect, wow, this is more ingenious and efficient than having sex! A drug derived from such a source would, in one dose, have efficacy in triple usage. - My wild guess provoked, I'm not sure if these thoughts were in author's mind. But I don't find her real intention - character studies of two females (...) - is interesting enough.