Opening book details…
Can I read Gus Openshaw's whale killing journal : a novel on EtoBox?
Gus Openshaw's whale killing journal : a novel by Thomson, Keith is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Gus Openshaw's whale killing journal : a novel about?
Moby-Dick for the blog generation. Cat food cannery worker Gus Openshaw has one goal in to kill a whale. Not just any whale, but a big, blubbery whale that ate his wife, child, and arm during a vicious and unprovoked attack. With a rickety boat and a heavily restrictive whale-hunting license, Gus sets out to exact his revenge. Along the way, Gus keeps an online journala blogto keep the world informed about his misfit crew, his clashes with pirates, his near-fatal incarceration, and his infatuation with a certain island princess. Complete with author-drawn scrimshaw illustrations, Gus Openshaws Whale-Killing Journal is the hilarious documentation of one mans obsessive pursuit of a giant whale that would make Captain Ahab proud.
Who reads Gus Openshaw's whale killing journal : a novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Thomson, Keith
- Publisher
- MacAdam/Cage Publishing, Incorporated
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781596921726
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.62 / 5 (37 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
More by Thomson, Keith
Browse all works by Thomson, Keith
Similar books
- The Snow Whale : a Novel — John Minichillo (2011)
- The Whale: A Love Story : A Novel — Mark Beauregard (2016)
- Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Enriched Classics Edition) — Herman Melville (2002)
- Moby Dick: Or, The Whale (Signet Classics) — Herman Melville (1998)
- Whale (Animal Series) — Joe Roman (2006)
- A Whale for the Killing — Farley Mowat