A review by anniefwrites
Soundings: Journeys in the Company of Whales: A Memoir, by Doreen Cunningham

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

This is definitely a memoir unlike anyone I’ve read before, with both its style and content. I was hopeful that I’d love it because memoir is one of my favorite genres and whales my favorite animals, but the writing style felt a bit too opaque for me, as did the motivation for the trip. I found myself feeling disconnected from the story, which really is more about incompatibility with the writing than anything else. I don’t think this one was for me, but I am intrigued to see how other authors incorporate animals and biology into their personal stories.