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A review by seawarrior
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
4.0
Whalefall is a thrilling and tragic novel of a young man learning to let some of his anger toward his father wash away while attempting to survive insurmountable odds. I thought this story was well written, but the extremely brief chapters were sometimes jarring and made it difficult to feel drawn into the book until the terrifying journey inside the whale began. I appreciate Kraus' focus on scientific accuracy, which led an edge of realism to this tale. I would recommend this book to readers interested in body horror, and look forward to watching the upcoming feature film.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail