It's a bear, who scratches, farts and is only interested in what it can take from her. After all, this isn't a lover who she is interacting with. Her experiences are shown to be disappointing. I can honestly say that I found Lou's lusting after the bear and her behaviour to be quite depraved, but the author also skilfully makes it clear that Lou feels the same way. As time goes on Lou's sense of loneliness becomes more and more apparent in the way she begins to interact with the bear. The bear has been kept on the property as a pet and now its Lou's responsibility to care for it. Her only companions are the man who runs the general store on the main land, and, well, a bear. And so, she packs her bags and travels to the remote island, where she is almost completely isolated. Her existence is a lonely one, working in a basement at a job that no one thanks her for until one day, she is picked to travel to the remote property that has been bequeathed to the Institute. It tells the story of Lou, a librarian at a history institute in Toronto. Would they?īear is an odd read with a feminist bent about loneliness. Because, surely, no one would write such a book and expect it to be taken complete seriously. I ordered this odd little book a few weeks ago, believing it to be satire.
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