White Whale: Novel About Friendship and Courage in the Deep, A [Paperback]

Robert Siegel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 21, 1994

The Second Book In The Award-Winning Whalesong trilogy: Enter the world of Hralekana, the white humpback whale, in the deep-sea tale of adventure, love, and nature.

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About the Author

Robert Siegel won the Golden Archer Award and the Matson Award for the book Whalesong, and has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize for Poetry. He is professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco (January 21, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062510177
• ISBN-13: 978-0062510174
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,684,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, November 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: White whale: A novel (Hardcover)

I have not read the first book, so I have no idea how this book would rate against the first one. I however think for the most part the author did a wonderful job on imagery! one downfall of the book was that it was slow to start however towards the end this book is a bit hard to put down. So much happens to Hralekana who is the "Hero." I found the ending to be touching. If you thought about reading this book you should go for it, it's short, interesting, and touching.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Artificial Propaganda of Ecology, November 3, 2000

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APRICOT "ryoko" (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Whale: Novel About Friendship and Courage in the Deep, A (Paperback)

This is the second book of "The Whalesong Trilogy", continued from "Whalesong". The hero whale is Hralekana, son of Hruna (the hero of the first book).

I liked the first book, but I am disappointed in this second book. The first seemed as though it had been written by a real whale. But the second becomes an artificial propaganda of ecology and it is definite that it is written by a man pretending a whale. Hruna was an ordinary whale, but Hralekana is a supernatural symbol of ecology. I feel sorry that this second book has ruined the charm of the first book.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Cool...A decent book, as books go., February 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: White whale: A novel (Hardcover)

This sequal to Whalesong, by the same author, is just as interesting as the first. It's not the best book I've ever read, but I don't think ANYTHING could beat that. (Who could beat Mercedes Lackey?!?!)