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The Belly Of The Beast
Ferris Jabr | LARB | 5th August 2020
Action-packed review of Fathoms, by Rebecca Giggs, a “profound meditation on the mutual devouring of humans and whales”. Topics include baleen corsets, cetacean taxidermy, cryptozoology, whale songs in space, a beluga that tries to speak English, and the “purportedly therapeutic practice” of bath…