|
Movies •Books •Music •Food •Tv Shows •Technology •Politics •Video Games •Parenting •Fashion •Green Living •more >

Lunch » Tags » Books » Reviews » Big Miracle

Big Miracle

1 rating: 1.0
A book

"...compelling...the surprising tale of how three creatures sparked a global effort that united warring factions in sheer awe at the bulky yet graceful denizens of this stark and little-understood world." - Publishers Weekly--This text refers … see full wiki

Tags: Books
Genre: Professional & Technical, Science & Math
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
1 review about Big Miracle
Showing 1-1 of 1
Sort by:

not enough focus on the whales to carry this book

  • Feb 13, 2012
Rating:
+1
I find it difficult to understand why a feel-good story about a global effort to save three whales trapped in the ice would open with an extremely graphic and quite disturbing account of a whale hunt. Honestly, every time I got even the slightest bit captured by the narrative, it would abruptly break off into dry and confusing discussions of the economic plight of the Inuit, or mind-numbing details about elements of history that seemed to have no bearing on the central story that made me pick this book in the first place.

This is one book where I bet the movie is much better because it will focus on saving the whales! After spending years interviewing and researching, the author was apparently unwilling to prune out all the extraneous details to focus on the heart-warming story I assume is buried somewhere in this book. All in all, a disappointing and frustrating read.

What did you think of this review?

Helpful
0
Thought-Provoking
0
Fun to Read
0
Well-Organized
0
Post a Comment
What's your opinion on Big Miracle?
rate
1 rating: +1.0
You have exceeded the maximum length.
Photos
Big Miracle
Related Topics
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Mini-series of young adult novels by Ann Brashares

Twilight

The first book in the "Twilight Saga" by Stephenie Meyer.

Sleeping Arrangements

A memoir of a girl growing up in New York

Judgement Ridge

The story of the murder of two well-loved Harvard professors

rate more like 'Big Miracle'
First to Review

"not enough focus on the whales to carry this book"
© 2013 Lunch.com, LLC All Rights Reserved
Lunch.com - Relevant reviews by real people.
()
This is you!
Ranked #
Last login
Member since
reviews
comments
ratings
questions
compliments
lists