The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea

from blackhornet

I read 'Moby Dick' nearly 20 years ago and remember it as part masterpiece, part rather dull and self-indulgent (even if groundbreaking for its time). Hoare's personal exploration of the whale makes me want to read it all over again. Much of his book examines the background to Melville's novel an...

from blackhornet

I read 'Moby Dick' nearly 20 years ago and remember it as part masterpiece, part rather dull and self-indulgent (even if groundbreaking for its time). Hoare's personal exploration of the whale makes me want to read it all over again. Much of his book examines the background to Melville's novel an...

from P1g5purt

Our Last Heaven Beast There are any number of possible readings of Moby Dick. The only one that doesn't particularly hold water is "it's about a man's pursuit of a whale". It's unarguably a politically charged allegory that abounds with metaphorical allusions and philosophical asides. Melville ap...

from justabookreader

I've always been fascinated by whales --- the size, intelligence, and grace of such large animals. As a child I wanted to be a marine biologist, a dream I'm sure that was prompted by a childhood trip to Sea World but that's a story for another time. Philip Hoare is an interesting writer. He's cle...

from pierthinker

People become fascinated by the oddest things. Philip Hoare is obsessed with whales. As a young boy he saw the great models of whales at the Natural History Museum in London. As he grew up he found his life and the existence of whales ever crossing and ever having more influence and meaning to hi...