Reviews with content warning for Rape - How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures

I really enjoyed how Sabrina uses stories or information about sea life to relate back to human existence, especially as a queer POC.

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crisscrossedshelves's review against another edition

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5.0

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megnut's review against another edition

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5.0

These essays weave together aspects of identity with specia characteristics of sea creatures.
I really enjoyed these metaphorical journeys... and will definitely listen again.

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5.0

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I read this thinking it might be a good fit for teen readers, and I do think it could work for teens with some clear content warnings. It's creative and moving, and deals with lots of teen relevant topics - college drinking/hookups, body image, racism, family dynamics, gender, and sexuality, plus there's engaging science and animal stuff. But it doesn't elide details. It's... graphic is the wrong word, but maybe just blunt? Honest. And that makes it both excellent and definitely not something I was in a great place to read right now. Check the content warnings on this one before you go in, because I didn't, and I wish I had. I wasn't really in the right place to read it, though I will happily recommend it to the right readers. The audiobook, read by the author, was excellently done.

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5.0

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3.75

This was a book my kid picked out, thinking it was primarily a science book. Instead, it’s more of a memoir, with marine biology analogies. That said, it is a good book, along the lines of Lulu Miller’s “Why Fish Don’t Exist.”

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