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Whalefall

From the Pultizer Prize for Fiction winner, soon to be a major film from 20th Century Studios

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Whalefall

By: Daniel Kraus
Narrated by: Sam Stafford
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FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE WINNER, READ THE STORY THAT INSPIRED THE BLOCKBUSTER FILM, OUT THIS OCTOBER! THE PERFECT FATHER'S DAY GIFT

'Astoundingly great. Whalefall is, quite simply, a beautiful novel-a must-read story' - GILLIAN FLYNN
'A crazy, and crazily enjoyable, beat-the-clock adventure story' - NEW YORK TIMES
'Fantastically gripping . . . Smart, surreal, and powerfully humane' - OWEN KING
'There is nothing else quite like Whalefall' - NEW SCIENTIST

The Martian meets 127 Hours in this powerfully humane thriller about a scuba diver who's been swallowed by an eighty-foot, sixty-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out.

Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool's errand: to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. He knows it's a long shot, but Jay feels it's the only way for him to lift the weight of guilt he has carried since his dad's death the previous year.

The dive begins well enough, but the sudden appearance of a giant squid puts Jay in very real jeopardy, made infinitely worse by the arrival of a sperm whale looking to feed. Suddenly, Jay is caught in the squid's tentacles and drawn into the whale's mouth where he is pulled into the first of its four stomachs. He quickly realizes he has only one hour before his oxygen tanks run out - one hour to defeat his demons and escape the belly of a whale.

Suspenseful and cinematic, Whalefall is an 'astoundingly great' (Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author) thriller about a young man who has given up on life, only to find a reason to live in the most dangerous and unlikely of places. Action & Adventure Adventure Hard Science Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Science Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting
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For more empathy with the main protagonist, listen to this 'Jonah' story when you're cramped on a crosscountry rail train with no seat and feeling claustrophobic. I enjoyed how the story maintained momentum through fascinating research into the intricacies of a whale's body as the diver attempts his slow escape.

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Interesting story- as much about loss and regret but ultimately forgiveness and love. Well read - the kind of book that you feel is better suited to audible. I enjoyed it a lot and was less interested with the practicalities of his attempted escape and more with the father/son relationship. Definitely worth a listen.

Remorse, regret and forgiveness - via a whale

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Selected this book based on other reviews. Initially thought it wasn’t for me but soon got hooked! Narrator amazingly good!

Defo Recommend

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quick paced story telling, the inner conflicts of a father&son relationship, the imersive and descriptive narration of the story that unfolds told by the narrator bring life to the authors words. thoroughly enjoyable book. I would recommend this audible book.

imersive story telling

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I loved the ups and downs of emotions, not knowing how he was going to escape

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