thesingingsea [she/her]

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Cake day: March 2nd, 2026

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  • I just finished Whalefall by Daniel Kraus.
    Oof what a ride. I went in blind so all I knew was “diver trapped in a fight between a giant squid and a whale”.
    I was not prepared for the

    Whalefall Spoilers

    Abusive father/child relationship. I appreciated the complexity of their relationship and the messy nature of their coming to terms with each other. I think taken as a didactic piece of writing it could be unhelpful; I don’t think Jay needed to prove their worth to their dad or the community, and it seemed like Jay kind of validated Mitt’s abuse. But it still hit me really hard and I enjoyed it as a character study. (Especially because Jay is an egg in my head canon, and a lot of Jay’s experience resonated with me. Someone get this kid some therapy and hrt 😭)

    I’m also halfway thru The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin.
    Le Guin’s stories are like the opposite of page turners for me but in the best possible way. I just want to sit with each page, there’s so much to chew on. (Even tho I have bounced off this and some of her other books because the begginings are rough for me for some reason. Too much to chew I guess haha)