Cover of Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor showing a painting done in rough brush strokes of rough seas hitting a cliff and beach with grey skies in the background. The title and author's name appear to be painted over the top with yellow paint.

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   Jessamyn (jessamyn@glammr.us)'s status on Monday, 02-Dec-2024 01:55:54 JST Jessamyn

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   Book 121: Whale Fall. No actual whale fall, one star! More seriously... this is a very good mood piece about an island in the UK which is five miles off of the mainland and has a dwindling population which is now around 50 people. A few ethnographers come to the island. It's told first person through the eyes of an eighteen year old girl who has a dawning realization of they chasm between her life and the lives of more mainstream people. There is a whale, but it is beached. Very good.