Amanda's review
Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings (Today Show Book Club #25)
by Christopher Moore
Another comical read from Moore - though this left me far less likely to run for another title by him than did "Lamb".
The style was similar, but the humor seemed a little less ironic and more slapstick to me than Lamb. Mainly, I found the New Jersey suburbanite turned Rasta-Hawaiian, "Kona" a bit annoying... and the whaley boys, and the Goo were a bit much. But, an entertaining piece of fiction all the same.
Highs for me included:
Memes vs Genes! (introduced pg 254)
Randomly enough, I'm currently reading The Selfish Gene, wherein Dawkins introduces the concept of a meme "a unit of cultural information that is past on through generations" as with genes (Wiki). Moore studies addresses the humback's song specifically, but I like thinking about memes, generally.
And, on page 190:
"Funny what you learn about yourself in a short conversation"
Amanda's review
Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings (Today Show Book Club #25) by Christopher Moore
Amanda's review
rating:
Another comical read from Moore - though this left me far less likely to run for another title by him than did "Lamb".
The style was similar, but the humor seemed a little less ironic and more slapstick to me than Lamb. Mainly, I found the New Jersey suburbanite turned Rasta-Hawaiian, "Kona" a bit annoying... and the whaley boys, and the Goo were a bit much. But, an entertaining piece of fiction all the same.
Highs for me included:
Memes vs Genes! (introduced pg 254)
Randomly enough, I'm currently reading The Selfish Gene, wherein Dawkins introduces the concept of a meme "a unit of cultural information that is past on through generations" as with genes (Wiki). Moore studies addresses the humback's song specifically, but I like thinking about memes, generally.
And, on page 190:
"Funny what you learn about yourself in a short conversation"
