For a book about a whale, it sure has a lot to say about human nature and human emotions.
I really did insult this book earlier by saying its trying to hard but And the Ocean Was Our Sky truly is a beautiful read. …We are taking a quick intermission to make it clear that this novel isn’t about a romance between a whale and a human. Especially as she gets to know this human better and starts to feel for him. For so long she has been driven by her drive to get revenge but when her pod imprisons a human to get information on the very devil itself, Bathsheba is conflicted. BUT it actually isn’t because she saw her fam get slaughtered by humans and that is no bueno. Bathsheba is a whale and being a whale is great. I definitely had no issues with the humans being the enemies since we all know humans suck but it was still jarring to have that contradiction and I get the feeling Ness basically did that on purpose to fuck with us because he likes doing that (if you’ve read any of his other books, you will know that he has a PhD in messing with his readers emotions.) The entire time I was reading it, I couldn’t quite wrap my head around how weird it was that we had a whale narrator whose voice read very much like a human but also, the humans were the enemy. This book is 110% literary middle grade fiction and at times feels like it is trying too hard but you know what, I still thought it was great. And the Ocean Was Our Sky follows Bathsheba, who happens to be a whale. I think we need to get one thing clear right off the bat and that is that this book, And the Ocean Was Our Sky is fucking weird. With the lush, atmospheric art of Rovina Cai woven in throughout, this remarkable work by Patrick Ness turns the familiar tale of Moby Dick upside down and tells a story all its own with epic triumph and devastating fate. Instead, they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself.Īs their relentless Captain leads the chase, they embark on a final, vengeful hunt, one that will forever change the worlds of both whales and men. When they attack a ship bobbing on the surface of the Abyss, they expect to find easy prey. With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt, fighting in the ongoing war against the world of men. Published by HarperTeen on September 4th, 2018
And the Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from HarperTeen in exchange for an honest review. Wednesday, OctoMan-Hunting WHALES: And the Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness Posted by Rashika
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