Whale Music [Import] [Hardcover]

Paul Quarrington (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Secker & Warburg (January 29, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0436394146
• ISBN-13: 978-0436394140
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quarrington knows us better than we know ourselves., June 11, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: WHALE MUSIC (Hardcover)

There are a rare few writers in our society that can capture the paradox between the fragility and strength of the human spirit like Paul Quarrington. The alcoholic, drug-addicted main character spends his time talking to ghosts of his past, dunking his naked, corpulent body in the pool, and working on a composition for the whales below his cliff-side house. An uninvited visitor from another universe turns his life upside-down and he is forced to face the ghosts of his past, present, and future. In the process he lays bare those things that we most hide about our own selves, that make up the very essence of those things which make us human. If you like books which forever change the way you look at life, "Whale Music" is for you

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy is Reality, November 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: WHALE MUSIC (Hardcover)

Anyone who has been semi conscious on Earth over the last 40 years knows that "Whale Music" draws it's inspiration from The Beach Boy's creative genius; Brian Wilson. As I recollect, Mr. Quarrington's book hit the shelves at about the same time as Mr. Wilson's autobiography. Having read both, I would choose to re-read 'Whale Music'. At it's worst, it's fictionalized take off on the man's life is extremely entertaining. At it's best, it's a great satire of the media's reporting of Mr. Wilson's every ingested cheeseburger. I love this book and, I especially love Brian Wilson's contribution to the world.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic 1st Person Narrative!, June 26, 1999

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RMJ ([e-mail]) (Fairbanks, Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WHALE MUSIC (Hardcover)

Quarrington's Whale Music is as decadent and sincere as its main character. A touching story doused in an absurd fondue of drug abuse, money, rock and roll, and agoraphobia. Track this one down!