Reviews

And the Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness

li13eo's review against another edition

5.0

So beautiful and heartbreaking. The art was simple but never lacked passion or meaning. I loved this book so much.
Side note: I have NOT read Moby Dick, and I still followed the story perfectly fine. I think as long as you know about the book Moby Dick existing and what it's vaguely about, you should be sweet

kat7890erina's review against another edition

3.0

Whilst the illustrations and the unusual perspective were engaging, I didn't get the same punch in the heart I usually do from Ness's writing.

A clever twist on Moby Dick.

lilprendergast's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.75

jenhurst's review against another edition

4.0

I think the main reason I liked this was because of how short this book was. It was really creative and I loved seeing a retelling of Moby dick and the whale. This is told from the view of the whale, which was very unexpected.

potplant's review against another edition

"There are devils in the deep but worst are the ones we make."

Beautiful short tale about the dangers of greed, violence and certainty. 

thepetitepunk's review against another edition

Hmm. I don’t know. I chose not to rate this book because I love Patrick Ness but didn’t particularly love this book…but to be fair, I listened to the audiobook without knowing it was a graphic novel. I wasn’t really interested in this but maybe I’ll revisit it when I find the graphic novel version because I don’t like the idea of being bored by a Patrick Ness book!!!

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sarahjsnider's review against another edition

2.5

This is a fine idea that falls apart about halfway through. I can’t get past how the whales did all that without thumbs. I know it’s lampshaded but I still don’t know how.

treehugger513's review against another edition

4.0

Beautiful illustrations. Ness has a way of being slightly dark and poetic. This was a very short and symbolic homage to Moby Dick.

spiderpirate's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

raquel_05's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75