Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. The writing is as beautiful as you might expect, and its literary style, as well as some dark imagery, make it appropriate for older readers. Sample And the Ocean Was Our Sky By: Patrick Ness Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins 4.5 (15 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. With a reversal of point of view (a literal one, with Rovina Cai’s exceptional illustration showing whales swimming upside down, with the ocean floor as their sky) comes Ness’ re-visioning of the patriarchal exploitation of the natural world, and of man’s destructive obsession to conquer what he falsely believes he is master of. In Patrick Ness’ amazing homage to the American literature classic Moby Dick, the worlds of ocean and sky are upturned, and it’s a whale that tells her version of the story of hunter and hunted. When Bathsheba and her crew find a man ship, they also find a sign that puts them on the trail of Toby Wick, a devil that all whales grow up fearing. Trained as an apprentice, she finds herself the most junior member of a hunting party led by the formidable and infamous Captain Alexandra, who still has the rusted end of a human harpoon sticking out from her head. And it has strong messages about letting rumors and fear give rise to evil, which we'll then try to fight and only end up destroying ourselves in the process.Bathsheba is a whale that is destined to hunt humans, even though the hunt is often deadly. Thought-provoking questions arise about fate, revenge, authority, endless war, mercy, and more.
Narrator Bathsheba models empathy, mercy, curiosity, and questioning the status quo. Positive representations come from a strong female captain and an all-female hunting group. A dead baby whale is described and illustrated. Harpooning, how the kills are processed, hitting, and biting are described mentioning blood and with some descriptions of pain.
Lots of action and violence are both described and illustrated. Parents need to know that And the Ocean Was Our Sky is a heavily illustrated, short fantasy novel by popular writer Patrick Ness that re-imagines Herman Melville's Moby Dick from a whale's point of view. Description of how Bathsheba's mother met a violent death in the past.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Many illustrations emphasize dark, eerie senses of dread, fear, loss, and show artistically stylized blood. The final confrontation is described with some gore. A picture and description of a dead baby whale. Clashes include descriptions of harpooning, mention blood and pain, and describe what each species does to those they've killed.
Lots of fantasy-action violence described and illustrated in a world where humans hunt whales and whales also hunt humans (with harpoons and everything).
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