6/29/2023 0 Comments Rebecca giggs![]() ![]() All this cogitation is both the overall strength and occasional weakness of the book. In the cascade of mini-essays that results, Giggs comes off as much as a cultural critic as a naturalist. ![]() she uses whales as invitations to consider everything else: the selfie-ization of environmentalism, the inherent worth of parasites, Jungian psychoanalysis, solar storms, whale songs records going multiplatinum and so much more. her journey is intellectual she relentlessly follows lines of questioning for marathon distances. she questions the conventional wisdom that all is well with whales now that conservation campaigns have helped their populations rebound. Giggs is worth reading for her spotlight observations and lyricism alone, but she also has an important message to deliver. ![]()
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