How Far the Light Reaches
About this book
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.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 54 readers · 277 pages · ≈ 5 h 08 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read How Far the Light Reaches?
About ≈ 5 h 08 m — 277 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is How Far the Light Reaches?
277 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is How Far the Light Reaches?
It sits on the Essays, Science shelves.
Is How Far the Light Reaches in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote How Far the Light Reaches?
Sabrina Imbler.