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Friday, March 16, 2018

Almost Adam by Petru Popescu, 544 pages


  Kenya, 1995--As two young paleoanthropologists find evidence that indicates ancient humans lived on a particular piece of Savannah land much more recently than believed, a non-verbal Gracile Hominid boy watches them rifle through where he has slept before they climb into some kind of flying bug that takes them away.
  The main adventure happens as Ken (the young American scientist) and the ancient boy he calls Long Toes find themselves depending on each other for minute-by-minute survival in the Kenyan wilderness. Each of them is a mystery who fascinates and terrifies the other.
  Meanwhile, Ngili, the young Kenyan scientist, finds himself pulled into family,  political responsibilities and conflict that influence the lives and futures of all who live in the nation.
  The storyline includes lions, poachers, drug rings, professional back-stabbing, political meltdown, science, business, ethics, international conflict, bigotry, hatred, death, murder, war, sex, friendship, and wonder . . . action-packed. I loved the idea that a piece of earth and early humanity might be preserved through time and was appalled but unsurprised at the ugly sides of our humanity, regardless of evolutionary stage.  Perhaps someone will turn this book into a movie. I think it could be done well.

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