Riverkeeper reviewed Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor
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5 stars
Heartbreaking in the best way.
This is the best book I've read this year. Manod is a complicated protagonist, liveable but hard not to feel sorry for. The book portrays the life of Islanders and those of isolated communities with a tenderness. The writing is at brief moments confusing but it serves as a good insight into the protagonist's mind.
It has a lot of description of animal (fish) decay as well as gutting of fish and lobsters as the book is set in a fisherman's community.
Heartbreaking in the best way.
This is the best book I've read this year. Manod is a complicated protagonist, liveable but hard not to feel sorry for. The book portrays the life of Islanders and those of isolated communities with a tenderness. The writing is at brief moments confusing but it serves as a good insight into the protagonist's mind.
It has a lot of description of animal (fish) decay as well as gutting of fish and lobsters as the book is set in a fisherman's community.
This is the best book I've read this year. Manod is a complicated protagonist, liveable but hard not to feel sorry for. The book portrays the life of Islanders and those of isolated communities with a tenderness. The writing is at brief moments confusing but it serves as a good insight into the protagonist's mind.
It has a lot of description of animal (fish) decay as well as gutting of fish and lobsters as the book is set in a fisherman's community.
