6/10/2023 0 Comments Eliot bede![]() ![]() The Beast of Cretacea is a retelling of Moby Dick by Herman Melville. But this one is very unique both in what it is a retelling of and the methods used. This is a retelling, as so many books seem to be these days. Picked up the book without so much as a glance at the synopsis on the inside flap and never looked back. ![]() And then I saw this one, the spine a mix of color with a title that made the story sound ripe with adventure. I found this one at the library, tucked into the regular circulation stacks when I was busy wondering when exactly the first book in The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater was going to be returned so I could finally begin that series. And that's exactly how I discovered The Beast of Cretacea by Todd Strasser. Sometimes you just have to stumble upon them. ![]() Not from the thousand and one subscriptions that hit your inbox daily. Sometimes you don't ever hear about the best books. ![]()
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