A review by dlberglund
And the Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness
3.0
I didn't like Moby Dick in high school, and have no interest in giving it another chance. But an illustrated retelling from the perspective of a whale, by Patrick Ness who has written some amazing books? I'm in, I thought.
It was okay. It made some unexpected turns, and unexpected decisions about whales and magical realism. And though the message (spoiler: “the devils we make will destroy us all”) was pretty powerful, I wasn't so much on board with some of the wrap up of the plot. Interesting, but not amazing.
It was okay. It made some unexpected turns, and unexpected decisions about whales and magical realism. And though the message (spoiler: “the devils we make will destroy us all”) was pretty powerful, I wasn't so much on board with some of the wrap up of the plot. Interesting, but not amazing.