Elkin Hernandez Hernandez itibaren 15881 A Eirexe, A Coruña, España itibaren 15881 A Eirexe, A Coruña, España

A graceful, engaging collection with a gorgeous cover. Favorite stories: Pearls, Abraham's Enchanted Forest, Fly-Over State, Puttanesca, and Marjorie and the Birds.

T.C. Boyle’s book When the Killing’s Done is a compelling work. The battle between Dave LaJoy leader of an animal rights group and Alma Boyd Takesue a biologist with the National Park Service over the fate of the plant and animal life on the Channel Islands off the California coast is vicious. The sad fact is that this battle is also self-serving most of the time. The author has created a cast of characters that are, in most cases, unlikeable. The battle over the Park Service’s mandate to eradicate all plant and animal life that is not indigenous to the islands and Lajoy’s desire to protect all plant and animal life regardless of where it originated is the backdrop against which the action of the novel takes place. However, the most enjoyable parts of the novel are those which depict the people who have at various times made their homes on these islands. It is the human story that really is the heart of this novel.