An utterly convincing and moving look at the beauty and perils of consciousness. 2017 CBC CANADA READS SHORT-LISTWINNER OF THE 2015 GILLER PRIZEWINNER OF THE 2015 ROGERS WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE 2015 TORONTO BOOK AWARDS – I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence. – I'll wagera year's servitude, answered Apollo, that animals – any animal you like – would be even more unhappy than humans are, if they were given human