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52 Blue (Kindle Single) (English Edition) par [Leslie Jamison, The Atavist]

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At a remote military base in the Pacific Northwest, Navy sonar technicians hear a confounding sound. It is the voice of a whale, but one that sings at a frequency—52 hertz—never before heard by scientists, and inaudible to other members of its species. The whale seems to be alone in the Pacific Ocean, unable to communicate with its kind.

Three thousand miles away, in an apartment in Harlem, a sudden illness plunges a 48-year-old woman named Leonora into a coma. She wakes up in a hospital room, barely able to speak, adrift in the world. Wandering the Internet late one night she discovers the saga of the whale—and finds her life transformed by the power of its story.

In 52 Blue, Leslie Jamison, bestselling author of The Empathy Exams, weaves together these stories in a boldly original exploration of scientific discovery refracted through the lens of human longing. Venturing into the community of people gathering in a mysterious animal’s wake—a brilliant marine biologist, a lovelorn photographer covered in whale tattoos, an obsessed filmmaker, and finally Leonora—Jamison comes away with an absorbing meditation on what it means to be alone, and how we seek meaning from the natural world.

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Anglais
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26 août 2014
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00N2YK6IM
Éditeur ‏ : ‎ The Atavist (26 août 2014)
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A nice little read

Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 6 septembre 2014

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A nice little read, a unique take on how humans anthropomorphize even the most unlikely of animals. However, despite the fact that so many people relate to this whale (in interesting and personal ways), I found myself not relating to the whale, not relating to the author, but (rather) relating to the poor academic who ended up drawn into something that was not her real research and that exploded on the pop scene. Every time the author of this book recounts pestering the academic, I cringe....I cringe for my kind. Also, if I admit to being self indulgent, when I bought the single I expected more whales, less peoples but that is my own fault and was, of course, not the purpose of this piece.

If you like whales, like how people are weird, or like this particular whale, give it a buy. It was a perfectly fine read.

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Moira Katson

Journalism with Insight

Commenté aux États-Unis le 8 septembre 2014

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A curious book - showcasing flashes of talent and really wonderful insight, but a bit unfocused.

My original impression of the book is only my own fault. Having read only the synopsis and not the genre, I went into it believing that it was a short story with a speculative fiction bent. It was through this lens originally that the book read as somewhat unfocused, sometimes painting clear portraits of the 52 Blue adherents, but jumping often, rarely dwelling on a theme or a single person. After having re-examined the book as a piece of journalism, it seems more cohesive, as it would be more reasonable indeed to have less of a clear narrative arc. Still, with Leonora's story highlighted in the synopsis, it would have been nice to see her arc presented part and parcel with that of 52 Blue.

I'm looking forward to reading The Gin Closet to see Jamison's fiction work!

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Good book

Commenté aux États-Unis le 21 octobre 2021

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I enjoyed it. Poetic yet informative story with good supporting characters and central dilemma for narrator subtly infused into story.

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Silvia Keung

I like the second half of the book much more than ...

Commenté aux États-Unis le 10 novembre 2014

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I like the second half of the book much more than the first half. At first, I thought it was going to be a relatively science story about the whale. And then, when it came to chapter 3, the story of Leonora randomly came up. Chapter 4 came back to the whale; chapter 5 was about Leonora again; chapter 6 talked about the whale; chapter 7 went back to Leonora. I was just so confused at first because I couldn’t see any connection between whale 52 and Leonora.

At the end of chapter 7, Leonora thought “I wish I could whale.” At that point, I started to realize that it probably because they were both lonely. However, when I expected to see more about Leonora, her story stopped here. You bought more characters into the book: May Ann Daher, Juliana, Emerson, Shorna, etc. All of them were, to some extent, lonely and isolated. And they related to themselves with whale 52.

I saw Leonora again in chapter 14. You emphasized her psychological connection to whale 52. Now, that was the first time I could really see the relationship between whale 52 and the people you mentioned here. And then, you started to switch between Leonora and Whale 52 again.

I kinda know what you were doing. By having the two story lines switched around, you created a parallel between whale 52 and Leonora, as well as the other people you mentioned in the book. I really like the second half of the book. However, the order of the beginning was very odd. I almost wanted to quit reading at one point. If I really did so, I would never know how interesting it was at the end.

Maybe you can find a way to make the parallel more obvious at the beginning. In that case, the organization of the book would be much better. I really like the end, especially the part you said 52 Blue was a metaphor for loneliness. After I finished the book, I could really see a connection between whale 52 and the people. I also think it would be great if you could make the readers see the connection more clear from the beginning.

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Patrick Chung

I felt myself expecting something to come out of her ties to the whale only to be disappointed when nothing happens beyond her i

Commenté aux États-Unis le 12 novembre 2014

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Jamison, in “52 Blue,” starts strongly with an enticing introductory chapter. It includes an adequate amount of mystery to the whale’s story as well as setting the scene of the whale’s discovery. Additionally, Leonora’s introduction in Chapter Three is heartfelt and forces the reader to want to know how her story fits in with that of the unique whale. With such a strong set up, Jamison makes promises to deliver answers.
The rest of “52 Blue,” however, fails to deliver such promises. The story gets muddled down by the amount of personal accounts from random individuals regarding how they relate personally to 52 Blue’s story. While a few accounts would have been enough, there were too many for me to care about all of them. I found myself skimming through the several chapters dedicated to how the story inspired those of other individuals.
While the almost vignette style of storytelling within the piece was successful in the beginning at establishing a sense of intrigue and mystery, there is not enough development throughout the rest of the narrative to truly deliver. Leonora’s story, too, does not fully develop into something substantially interesting either. I felt myself expecting something to come out of her ties to the whale only to be disappointed when nothing happens beyond her identifying with the whale’s supposed loneliness.
The self-awareness of Chapter Ten, however, addresses these accounts and also allows for some great insight. Jamison, here, ties together examples of individuals projecting their own emotions into nature with the buzz around 52 Blue in such a way that is insightful and analytical. However, this insight is not enough to deliver a satisfying end to the piece.

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