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The Wave: In Pursuit Of The Rogues, Freaks, And Giants Of The Ocean (2010)

by Susan Casey(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0767928849 (ISBN13: 9780767928847)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Doubleday

review 1: The Wave by Susan Casey is an autobiography on an oceanographer who studies waves. In this book, the author's message is that things go beyond what we know. We understand this message from when a ship called the Discovery experienced hundred foot waves at sea and surfers riding the world's heaviest wave in Tahiti. An important quote from this book is "for legendary surfer Laird Hamilton, hundred foot waves represent the ultimate challenge. This is important because Laird is a flexible person that looks beyond what is possible in the surfing world. Another quote is“[The waves] move across a faint horizon, the rush of love and the surge of grief, the respite of peace and then fear again, the heart that beats and then lies still, the rise and fall and rise and fall of all o... moref it, the incoming and the outgoing, the infinite procession of life. And the ocean wraps the earth, a reminder. The mysteries come forward in waves.” This is important because this again tells the audience about what we don't know about big waves and their origin. This book affected me because I myself am interested in watching big waves break and I have been surfing for about eleven years. It taught me to believe that I can ride bigger waves and gain knowledge from the thrill of big wave surfing. Although I read this book quite slow, it was worth the time because I can relate to the experiences mentioned because I have been attached to the ocean for a really long time and it made me have a different view of surfing, waves, and what can be done on these waves
review 2: Compelling read on how humans have interacted with waves, especially monstrous waves. Many stories here are gripping. Most compelling for me was learning just how many ships are lost and destroyed (and lives lost) each year from catastrophic interactions with monstrous waves. The chapters focus on surfers, scientists, insurers, and merchants and how they pursue or try to avoid these huge waves (and by huge I mean even those over 100 feet, as incredible as it sounds). I have never wanted to go on a cruise and now I am even more sure of that. Fascinating read, though. less

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