Jessica

A wild little ride. Laugh out loud funny in places. But also

This book is not at all about what you think it is. It is a very easy and worthy read.

I cannot stop evangelizing about this book. I have purchased well over a dozen copies as gifts. The writer is so incredibly generous with their journeys of self-discovery. And the parings with the stories of marine life are like parings of great wines and fine chocolates. They absolutely enhance each other. While many (most) of the topics are difficult, somehow at the end, you feel hopeful (for the memoir parts at least – the destruction to the natural world seems to march on relentlessly.) You cannot read this and not come out the other side a better person.

This book has stuck with me for over a decade. Of course, I am never sure how these things will hold up on a re-read, but I feel like this book was prescient on a lot of issues. Strong female lead that is not a Mary Sue, good interweaving of misogyny, roots of social inequality, and the absolute corrosiveness of generational wealth.

What is there to say about this book. Just beautiful. Heartwrenching.

Been there. Done that.

Literally my go-to book to recommend to people. Read it. You will not regret it. Then be shocked that Benioff is one of the show runners for GoT.