I'm Canadian and read it anticipating some lulz. I was surprised to discover that I really enjoyed it. The protagonist, through attempting to connect with the bear, establishes a connection with herself.
It's short, readable and somehow... Relatable? Not the bear stuff, but the way she has pushed out her own sense of her needs and desires in favour of others at the beginning.
The bear is always a bear, but it's also a blank being. It doesn't actually want her, it doesn't need anything from her, so she's free to find out what she wants and needs.
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I'm Canadian and read it anticipating some lulz. I was surprised to discover that I really enjoyed it. The protagonist, through attempting to connect with the bear, establishes a connection with herself.
It's short, readable and somehow... Relatable? Not the bear stuff, but the way she has pushed out her own sense of her needs and desires in favour of others at the beginning.
The bear is always a bear, but it's also a blank being. It doesn't actually want her, it doesn't need anything from her, so she's free to find out what she wants and needs.
9/10. Would recommend.