Reviews

Wenn die Wale fortziehen by Yuri Rytkheu

louisehall's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

fioni's review

reflective fast-paced

2.5

no thoughts head empty. hat mir nicht viel gebracht, und es kann sein, dass das an der depressiven Episode liegt, in der ich mich gerade befinde , aber mein Gott ich musste mich echt zwingen das Buch zuende zu lesen. langweilig hoch hundert

jessicakirk's review against another edition

5.0

Beautifully written

benji_manneke's review against another edition

5.0

Stunningly written (and translated) as all of Rytkheu’s work.

akbizzle's review against another edition

5.0

Loved this SO MUCH! Was quite a quick read and was really beautiful and thought provoking about our place in nature, about loving and respecting the animals around us. Arctic literature really really speaks to me.

misty_kb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual assault and Misogyny

nlovoldegar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

mehakyyy's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

foggy_rosamund's review against another edition

4.0

A moving and atmospheric novel retelling the origin myth of the Chukchi people. The Chukchi people come from the Chukotka region of Siberia, a narrow spit of land in the Bering Sea. When the novel begins, Nau is the only person in the world, and is at one with all aspects of the environment. Every day she goes to visit the whales swimming off the shore, and, over time, develops a friendship with one of them. One day, when she goes to the shore, she meets a man rather than a whale. The two fall in love, and Nau bears his children: first two whales, and then many humans. Whales and humans live in harmony in the severe weather of this isolated land, but over time humans begin to forget the importance and personhood of whales. This is an environmental fable, about the devastating impact of disrespecting the natural world, and a hymn to the beauty of the Chokotka region and the long Arctic winters and brief Arctic summers. It is moving, original, and brimming with a sense of place and time.

edorend's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0