Little Fuzzy
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4.6 • 83 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The story revolves around determining whether a small furry species discovered on the planet Zarathustra is sapient, and features a mild libertarianism that emphasizes sincerity and honesty. It is inspired by an acquaintance named Kevin "Fuzzy" Sheffield, whom Piper first met in a literary club in central Oregon. When asked about Sheffield, Piper described him as a bizarre character, capable of writing little more than a couple of vaguely-legible remarks in each letter.
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The extra-solar world of Zarathustra is devoid of intelligent life, or at least it was thought to be until prospector Jack Holloway discovers a race of Ewok-like Fuzzies. But the company that has been exploiting the planet for its resources will lose its charter if sapient life is discovered, so Holloway must find a way to keep the Fuzzies from being foundin order to keep the charter. Holsopple reads in a pleasant, sonorous tone, using one unadorned voice for narration and a series of others for character dialogue. The vocal shifts are subtle but effective, and make the dialogue sound rather like real conversation, rather than simply words being read from a page. Some of the dialogue is a bit silly (Holloway constantly refers to himself as "Pappy Jack" when talking to the Fuzzies), but Holsopple manages to pull it off. The end result is a faithful adaptation of Piper's beloved 1962 classic (a Best Novel Hugo Award nominee) that fans both new and old should enjoy.
Customer Reviews
Great work
It’s a good story, plain and simple. I’ve read it multiple times as well as the redone version. And if u read it too, I’m sure you’ll want to be a fuzzyologist to.
Dated in many ways, still awesome
This is a SF world where people smoked, women were secretaries (or were they, always?), and real men had guns. It's also a world where real men were compassionate and curious about a little, fuzzy hominid who showed up in the human house. It's a classic for a reason.
Amazing and thought-provoking book
Makes me want to adopt my own little Fuzzy friend...