The Man Who Spoke Snakish was quite the romp through the forest! The world-building is fantastical and incredible - it's such a richly constructed world and it draws you in from the very beginning. It's actually quite a funny book; I wasn't expecting it, but the dark humor of it all works pretty well. It took me a minute to figure out where exactly the story was going to go, but I was definitely along for the ride. Admittedly, I wasn't a fan of how the women were treated in this book; obviously everyone is secondary to the protagonist, but the women of this story felt tertiary at best. 

All things being said, this is a funny and deeply engaging story that, underneath the humor, makes powerful statements about identity, language loss, and the preservation of culture. As always, read the content warnings.