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Aug 27, 2017nerowolfgal rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Absolutely delightful! A fun romp through an alternate history of the US. What made it really work for me is that the author actually thought about what you need if you are actually riding hippos. Things like everyone packing resin to smear on the hippo's slippery backs so your saddle doesn't slip, and salons and homesteads having hippo ponds as well as hitching posts for horses, and the fact you ride hippos with a kneeling saddle, as there is no way anyone could get their legs around a hippo. Also the author has thought about what effect it would have on society to have hippos in the swamps. Good read.