"jeff" wrote in message
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john gardner wrote a book from the beowulf monster's point of
view...grendel. very effective and interesting when i read it decades
ago.

Fair enough point, Jeff, but I think Adam is on something.
I mean, IJ's premise involves a thinking, feeling, caring and
apparently garrulous fish, starting shortly past the egg stage. That's a
tough narrative to make without vast use of the willing suspension of
disbelief, or whatever they call it.

..........and, if it doesn't end with the exclamation "Oh, ****!"
someplace between hook-set and landing, I won't believe a word of it......
Tom