A wonderful cap to the first two books. Explains enough about what's going on to feel satisfying, without laying out a blueprint of the whole idea. Leaves plenty of mystery at the edges, plenty of things to still wonder about and turn over. But not so much that you feel left hanging by the story. A better delve into a lot of the characters and a beautiful look at the world Vandermeer has created.
Captivating, easy to get through, interesting to the last word. Thought provoking on the concepts of nature, biology, humanity, life, and death. Leaves you excited to pick up the next one.
Excellently told, amazing how the author was able to get together so many accounts and weave them into the best understanding of this event were likely to have. Secondarily, I think maybe we should stop thinking of Nantucket and America's whaling history as a heartwarming story of human triumph, and more like a dark stain on human history. These men should not be respected or hailed as heroes for the work they were doing when tragedy struck them.
This one gets a little lost in the weeds for me compared to the others. It can feel at times like the plot is just rolling over the characters and moving on without addressing the characters themselves and their thought processes throughout. That said, it's still wildly charming and fantastical, I can never find myself upset at L'engle honestly.
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