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- I had to take a star off this book because it was not the most well balanced book. It clearly leant to one side, and while attempts were made to show both sides, and Kirby credited Seaworld what was due, he was clearly leaning towards anti-captivity
- That being said it was clearly well researched and while he was not an expert in the topic (nor did he need to be) Kirby clearly talked to a lot of experts. And attempted to talk to people from both sides.
- However it would have been nice to have gotten more insight from pro-captivity people. Obviously Seaworld had no interest in taking part (so surprising) but there had to be some pro-captivity people who were interested in sharing their opinions, but we didn't really get that from this book.
- There was a clear focus on Naomi Rose which is not necessarily a bad thing. She was a good choice because she was an expert on killer whales and other sea mammals, was closely involved in the debate, etc. etc. However at times the focus on her was a little too much. Occasionally details were good (I know some people thought the parts on her early work at uni was too detailed but I thought it was necessary to give her credibility) I really didn't need to know all the details about her personal life, early life, and relationships. Also at times it felt like it was slipping away from a book about orcas in captivity and more towards a biography about Naomi Rose. Any background information on her needed to remain purely contextual.
- The writing style bugged me a little because it seemed to jump around a lot, time wise, and perspective wise, not to mention we covered all the Seaworld parks, as well as other non-seaworld parks. And considering how many orcas, trainers, and others that involved it was hard enough to keep track without all the jumping around the book did.
- I'll settle on four stars because despite having a few issues with the book, like I said it is *really* well researched, and provides really interesting insights, both on orcas in captivity, but also in the wild, as well as a pretty conclusion summation of the OSHA v Seaworld case, and incidents that have occurred between killer whales and trainers at sea world parks.
I really didn't need to know all the details about her early life
- That being said it was clearly well researched and while he was not an expert in the topic (nor did he need to be) Kirby clearly talked to a lot of experts. And attempted to talk to people from both sides.
- However it would have been nice to have gotten more insight from pro-captivity people. Obviously Seaworld had no interest in taking part (so surprising) but there had to be some pro-captivity people who were interested in sharing their opinions, but we didn't really get that from this book.
- There was a clear focus on Naomi Rose which is not necessarily a bad thing. She was a good choice because she was an expert on killer whales and other sea mammals, was closely involved in the debate, etc. etc. However at times the focus on her was a little too much. Occasionally details were good (I know some people thought the parts on her early work at uni was too detailed but I thought it was necessary to give her credibility) I really didn't need to know all the details about her personal life, early life, and relationships. Also at times it felt like it was slipping away from a book about orcas in captivity and more towards a biography about Naomi Rose. Any background information on her needed to remain purely contextual.
- The writing style bugged me a little because it seemed to jump around a lot, time wise, and perspective wise, not to mention we covered all the Seaworld parks, as well as other non-seaworld parks. And considering how many orcas, trainers, and others that involved it was hard enough to keep track without all the jumping around the book did.
- I'll settle on four stars because despite having a few issues with the book, like I said it is *really* well researched, and provides really interesting insights, both on orcas in captivity, but also in the wild, as well as a pretty conclusion summation of the OSHA v Seaworld case, and incidents that have occurred between killer whales and trainers at sea world parks.
I really didn't need to know all the details about her early life