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Whalefall received generally positive reviews and was included in a list of the "Best Thrillers of 2023" by the New York Times. [2] Sarah Lyall of the New York Times described the book as a "crazily enjoyable, beat-the-clock adventure story about fathers, sons, guilt and the mysteries of the sea," and compared the book to the survival film 127 Hours. [3]
The Fall (French: La Chute) is a philosophical novel by Albert Camus.First published in 1956, it is his last complete work of fiction. Set in Amsterdam, The Fall consists of a series of dramatic monologues by the self-proclaimed "judge-penitent" Jean-Baptiste Clamence, as he reflects upon his life to a stranger.
[5] USA Today's Tod Goldberg praised the book's plot but criticized the dialogue. He concluded, "Still, Falling is expertly paced – if you were to begin reading this book at LAX, you'd finish it right as you began your descent into JFK, which is surely no accident ...
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John Ironmonger's third novel, Not Forgetting the Whale (Sans Oublier la Baleine in France), is a semi-apocalyptic story set in Cornwall. In German translation as, 'Der Wal und das Ende der Welt,' it reached Number 1 in the Spiegel bestseller chart in December 2020. The novel was republished in the UK as 'The Whale at the End of the World.'
The Fall February 5, 2014 ISBN 978-1616553333: The Strain — Book Two: The Fall April 22, 2015 ISBN 978-1616558369: 2 August 21, 2013 3 September 18, 2013 4 October 16, 2013 5 November 20, 2013 The Strain — Volume 4: The Fall July 2, 2014 ISBN 978-1616554491: 6 December 18, 2013 7 January 15, 2014 8 February 19, 2014 9 March 19, 2014
The whales in the novel are narwhals, a type of whale with a long, spiralling horn on the front of its head. In their adventure, Gracie and Daniel find a narwhal's horn. Later, they have to decide whether to help a stranded narwhal. They then rescue the narwhal. Later, the Birdman comes back to Bryher, and he is welcomed back by everybody.
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 epic novel by American writer Herman Melville.The book is centered on the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the maniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for vengeance against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that bit off his leg on the ship's previous voyage.