A review by bigleebowski
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

For a book that markets itself as being scientific and based in realism, I couldn’t help myself from laughing at the ridiculousness throughout. Also, the weird shifting from first person to third person and narration is very off-putting, amplified by the author’s obsession with reiteration and repeating phrases for emphasis—seriously, even Drake & Josh wouldn’t put so much emphasis…EMPHASIS. Not sure how Gillian Flynn and Stephan Graham Jones gave this such appraisal.
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