Moby-Duck

Adventurous, inquisituve and brightly illuminating...[ Moby-Duck ] works as a lively travelogue as well as a voyage of discovery and philosophical inquiry. -Janet Maslin, The New York Times Delightfully wide-eyed...A gladdening, artful journey of discovery. - Kirkus (starred review) . .. entertaining but also philosophic ... [Donovan Hohn's] quest is puckish, profound and as irresistible as the yellow bath toy itself. - People . .. dazzling ... Hohn seems to have it all: deep intelligence, a strikingly original voice, humility and a hunger to suss out everything a yellow duck may literally or metaphorically touch. - The New York Times Book Review Adventurous, inquisituve and brightly illuminating...[ Moby-Duck ] works as a lively travelogue as well as a voyage of discovery and philosophical inquiry. -Janet Maslin, The New York Times Delightfully wide-eyed...A gladdening, artful journey of discovery. - Kirkus (starred review) ... he writes always entertainingly, often gorgeously. - Dallas Morning News Donovan Hohn ships out with an engaging Moby-Duck ... an exploration in every sense [Moby-Duck] will remind readers of the best of John McPhee and Ian Frazier. And maybe, even, of the weird and wonderful Herman Melville himself. - The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer .. . entertaining but also philosophic ... [Donovan Hohn's] quest is puckish, profound and as irresistible as the yellow bath toy itself. - People .. . dazzling ... Hohn seems to have it all: deep intelligence, a strikingly original voice, humility and a hunger to suss out everything a yellow duck may literally or metaphorically touch. - The New York Times Book Review Adventurous, inquisituve and brightly illuminating...[ Moby-Duck ] works as a lively travelogue as well as a voyage of discovery and philosophical inquiry. -Janet Maslin, The New York Times Delightfully wide The book [is] by turns light-hearted and serious but always a pleasure to read ... Moby-Duck is highly readable and, importantly, alive with a sense of intellectual curiosity. Indeed, what Melville did for whaling, Hohn has done for plastic bath toys lost at sea. - The Boston Globe Hohn cleverly uses the deceptively whimsical premise of chasing a little plastic duck to provoke a massively complicated and thought-provoking conversation. Who knew spilled bath toys could be so important? - Chicago Sun-Times ... he writes always entertainingly, often gorgeously. - Dallas Morning News Donovan Hohn ships out with an engaging Moby-Duck ... an exploration in every sense [Moby-Duck] will remind readers of the best of John McPhee and Ian Frazier. And maybe, even, of the weird and wonderful Herman Melville himself. - The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer .. . entertaining but also philosophic ... [Donovan Hohn's] quest is puckish, profo