Mr. Yowder and the lion roar capsules Book

A unique meditation on language, human connection & comunication, & yearning most of all, which Mr. Spaceman finds to be the defining characteristic of earthlings. It is a creative, witty, & wise book that increasingly draws you into biblical metaphors & cadences, but is really only setting you up for a different kind of ending: earthlings have both a tendency to reject the alien & a desire for a savior; the spaceman is neither--he just wants to participate in their yearning. This was the most FUN I've had with a book since the last Tom Robbins novel.