Hoka! Paperback – January 1, 1983

agreat book to read its funny at times great read

good

If you like teddy bears and science fiction you will love "Hoka". Hoka is a planet discovered by Earth explorers whose inhabtants look exactly like teddy bears. Anderson and Dickson use this premise to expound on human legends and tall tales with hilarious results. A must read.

took me awhile to "get" this book. There was one story about this male that married this female, except I didn't get how they were together until you realized they are two separate species, one a bear alien and the woman is a hot kind of blonde trophy housewife type.. and no I haven't finished the book, just. cant. go through it. It is the kind of book you might enjoy in a desert island like Gilligan's, with nothing to do and not civilization to connect to and it would make sense or take on appeal. lol.

If you can imagine furry teddy bears that can think but also take everything as gospel then you should like this book. The scenarios are based on old Earth fairy tales and fantasy stories the the inhabitants take WAY over the top.

Hoka is a silly book about an alien race, the Hoka. Their unique characteristics are that they resemble our Earth teddy bears, and they have an absolutely wild and hypnotic imagination. Upon discovery by Earthlings, the Hokas are unwittingly exposed to and greatly influenced by human culture. This often leads to humerous results.I found myself initially turned off by the unsophisticated and simple short story format. I was expecting more development. These stories just kinda dive right in. But, the book grew on me and I got a few good chuckles from it. For big science fiction fans, it probably won't satisfy your craving for a good sci-fi book. But, for anyone wanting to kill some time reading something a little off the wall, you won't be dissapointed. Probably a good book for kids. It's a quick read, too.

Light as air fluff contains vignettes about an alien world of sentient teddy bears who enjoy American popular culture. Not as entertaining as it sounds, and even the opportunity for parable style social criticism is wasted.