compelling narrative about whales, though less literally about whales and more about humanity's relationship with whales as a concept. covers a lot of ground with very poetic language that i appreciated but also sometimes got lost in. i think i would have had an easier time reading this physically, but i wont be revisiting this because its just too long.

also a pet peeve with the audiobook: each chapter starts with 1-2 minutes of the narrator just reading off a list of keywords? or maybe they are subsection headings? regardless it was an annoying way to start each chapter