A review by raingirlpdx
The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea by Philip Hoare

5.0

This is a tough read for animal lovers. The relentless decimation of the world's whale populations is hard to comprehend. This book is an encyclopedia of whale history, lore, science, natural history and love for our largest and possibly oldest animals. I highly recommend it to everyone. It's painful to learn how many whale species have been driven to the edge of extinction. The whale's number one enemy: corporate greed. Fun fact: Aristotle Onassis owned and operated whaling fleets, and ultimately sold them to the Japanese when decimated populations made his venture unprofitable.

This book is structured around a Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" - a book I've yet to read but will pick up some day.