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miada001's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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julesreadsstuff's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I found it a little slow and complicated to get into initially but then once the pace picked up it was exciting and devastating and I didn’t want to put it down!

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Why haven’t more people read this book? Why aren’t more people talking about this book?

I judged this book by its cover when I first saw it and wouldn’t have picked it up if it wasn’t for Leena Norms’ convincing praise - which I believe is well-deserved. This book is about so much more than dolphins. It’s about the climate and what we’re doing to our oceans, it’s about power and relationships, and it’s feminist, and forgiving, and it’s about family. It’s about the hope that still exists in the world, amongst the horrors, and how we do not have to give in to that nihilistic apathetic voice that tells us there’s no point even trying.

I really think you should read this book, particularly if you want to engage with the climate crisis but feel overwhelmed by the facts and figures. I hope this moves you. That’s how we begin.

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kreeesthea's review against another edition

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dark informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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rachellekcmo's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

4.0

I read and enjoyed “The Bees” by this author and learned so much about bees from reading that novel. The same happened with this book. I had to take this in short sips, as it was challenging for me to absorb the names of the various ocean creatures and practices of each of them.

One of the most challenging parts of reading this book, too, was that the heavy hand of human activity was right at the surface throughout, but with language that was not comfortably human-centered. The effect was disorienting to me, which must have been the author’s intention.

I’ll include a content warning as well, but please note this - one group of dolphins is quite violent and one female is raped repeatedly over several chapters.

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