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A review by jenn_geeks_out
The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea by Philip Hoare
Did not finish book.
Didn't finish. I got this as a kindle preview, I think. I've had a thing for whales since I had to do a report on animals in the third grade and chose a humpback whale as my subject. So this seemed like a good fit.
I wasn't expecting it to be so much literary criticism on Moby Dick. That's not a bad thing; just not what I want to read. I've been trying to stick with it, but it's been languishing and I've been studiously avoiding my kindle because I feel guilt getting something new without finishing my previous titles (an affliction that I only suffer from in ebook format; I have no such problem with acquiring new physical books without reading all of my other books). It's time to give it up. I'm not going to finish it, and I'd rather be reading something else anyway.
I wasn't expecting it to be so much literary criticism on Moby Dick. That's not a bad thing; just not what I want to read. I've been trying to stick with it, but it's been languishing and I've been studiously avoiding my kindle because I feel guilt getting something new without finishing my previous titles (an affliction that I only suffer from in ebook format; I have no such problem with acquiring new physical books without reading all of my other books). It's time to give it up. I'm not going to finish it, and I'd rather be reading something else anyway.