Audiobook
English language
Published Dec. 6, 2022 by Hachette Audio.
A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation journalist Sabrina Imbler has always been drawn to the mystery of life in the sea, and particularly to creatures living in hostile or remote environments. Each essay in their debut collection profiles one such creature, including:
·the mother octopus who starves herself while watching over her eggs,
·the Chinese sturgeon whose migration route has been decimated by pollution and dams,
·the bizarre, predatory Bobbitt worm (named after Lorena),
·the common goldfish that flourishes in the wild,
·and more.
Imbler discovers that some of the most radical models of family, community, and care can be found in the sea, from gelatinous chains that are both individual organisms and colonies of clones to deep-sea crabs that have no need for the sun, nourished instead by the chemicals and heat throbbing from …
A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation journalist Sabrina Imbler has always been drawn to the mystery of life in the sea, and particularly to creatures living in hostile or remote environments. Each essay in their debut collection profiles one such creature, including:
·the mother octopus who starves herself while watching over her eggs,
·the Chinese sturgeon whose migration route has been decimated by pollution and dams,
·the bizarre, predatory Bobbitt worm (named after Lorena),
·the common goldfish that flourishes in the wild,
·and more.
Imbler discovers that some of the most radical models of family, community, and care can be found in the sea, from gelatinous chains that are both individual organisms and colonies of clones to deep-sea crabs that have no need for the sun, nourished instead by the chemicals and heat throbbing from the core of the Earth. Exploring themes of adaptation, survival, sexuality, and care, and weaving the wonders of marine biology with stories of their own family, relationships, and coming of age, How Far the Light Reaches is a shimmering, otherworldly debut that attunes us to new visions of our world and its miracles.
Soul-searching memoir essays peering through and interrogating analogies in deep sea science for growing up on many outsides, finding queer community, and clear-eyed reflection on sexual assault.
This book was part science, part memoir. The sea creatures are used to reference different points in Imbler's life and ultimately represents the ability to grow and morph into who you truly are. I felt like this was decent. I ultimately felt like I didn't get enough of the memoir and enough of the sea life throughout the book. I kept wishing for more information on both. It was interesting enough, but I think I would look elsewhere if I had a desire to read a science/memoir mashup again.
This book was part science, part memoir. The sea creatures are used to reference different points in Imbler's life and ultimately represents the ability to grow and morph into who you truly are. I felt like this was decent. I ultimately felt like I didn't get enough of the memoir and enough of the sea life throughout the book. I kept wishing for more information on both. It was interesting enough, but I think I would look elsewhere if I had a desire to read a science/memoir mashup again.
