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Indlæser... White Whale: Novel About Friendship and Courage in the Deep, Aaf Robert Siegel
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I was forced to read this book in sixth grade, and even at age eleven I was able to recognize how overwrought and self-important it was. It's a book about whales, for God's sake, and it took itself so seriously. My friends and I giggled over the endless descriptions of underwater seascapes. This is a book about talking animals that has no self-awareness of the silliness of the concept, or indeed any sense of fun. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Here for the first time: the captivating sequel to Whalesong tells the story of Hralekana, the son of Hruna, in a fast-paced tale of adventure, intrigue, and spiritual discovery set in the oceans of the world. Ingen biblioteksbeskrivelser fundet. |
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As the story developed into a whale's eye view of Greenpeace anti-whaling activism I suffered from a feeling of manipulation. I'm old enough to remember some of the incidents described, although I don't recall the oil spill (in which he finds the human-whale speaker again).
It's a little cosy, but at the same time brings alive a perspective from another being who in my opinion has as much right to be on this planet as we have, and as much right to unpolluted enjoyment of this planet as ourselves. Is it preachy? I don't know. The three Visions that the whale has are realistic consequences of man's greed and complete disregard for the health of our oceans. If this book makes sixth graders think about these things (ref. the other reviews) then that's fine by me, but as other environmental organisations have found, those thoughts seem to disppear from the majority of young people until they have children of their own.
So I'm old enough to enjoy the treatment of the message, it is cleverly done with excellent and accurate description of the ocean ecosystem as science knows it so far, but I don't know whether I want to read the final part of the trilogy. ( )