Concrete, Volume 5: Think Like A Mountain
'Think Like a Mountain' has Concrete on his own making a difficult choice about an issue that has long been close to his heart. Since political speechwriter Ron Lithgow has had his brain transplanted into a living stone body, he's been seeking out the good he can do. There have been ups and downs, he's climbed Everest, been the target of smear-campaigns, worked on a Hollywood film, been lost at sea...but the question of sustainability has never been long absent.
Concrete's beliefs are challenged when a 'radical' environmentalist group courts his support on a project to save an old-growth forest from the logging industry. Their cause is unquestionably important, but Concrete must decide if he can condone the methods which the group sometimes must resort to to achieve their goals. He is a public figure with ties to the government with a lot to lose if he's seen as going against the law. But how long can he ethically stand aside when there is so much at stake?
Chadwick does an amazing job of presenting Concrete's dilemma, and the dynamic of the Earth First group that recruits him. Maureen and Larry are away at the time of the story, so Concrete is on his own with some charismatic people dedicated to a goal, but at odds with each other. With 'Think Like a Mountain', Chadwick's writing is, as usual, honest, sympathetic and eye-opening. In the past he's written of environmental issues, changing climates and the heavy footprint humanity is leaving on the Earth, but never before has he integrated these issues into the story so well.
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