Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea & of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists & Fools Including the Author Who Went in Search of Them Audiobook

" Way too much detail. A snoozer. "

" A book that, at the start, is about a bunch of rubber ducks tumbling into the ocean, becomes a story of the ocean itself. It's a full book, in the best sense of the word, and it passes that fullness onto the reader. I, for one, will never think about bath time the same way again. "

" Very enjoyable. I loved the mix of quest, science, and travel. I had no idea of the extent of plastic pollution in the oceans! The book reminds me of the best of another favorite nonfiction author, Tony Horwitz. The narrator was excellent. "

" If the title is any indication, this guy sure likes to hear himself talk. It took concerted effort on my part to get through some sections without skimming or skipping pages outright. There is some good information in between the drivel, but it is often hard to pick it out. "

" Good overall, but dragged at times - the author can be very wordy. "

" Started well and then fell apart. Way, way too long. "

" Starting with the prologue, Moby-Duck is mostly about the author, and secondarily about the story. It's too bad, I was interested in the latter, but not the former. "

" A delight to read. I look forward to Hohn's next adventure, whatever it might be. "

" A brilliant and wide-ranging book--well worth reading! "

" I liked it, liked it, liked it and then it was too much and went on too long. Didn't really finish, barely skimmed the end. "

" Not the best book about oceans or ocean currents I've read. The author also has a derogatory way of describing people that he interacted with that I don't care for. These folks were helping you on your journey, dude... they deserved to be described nicely. "

" Information-heavy and a bit tangential at times, but an overall interesting, entertaining read. Hohn takes something as simple as a rubber duck and leads us into a world of ships, factories, and scientific characters, fueled, quite simply, by his own curiosity and passion. "

" While there was a lot of information in here, it wasn't as interesting or amusing as I had hoped, and it didn't really all seem to come together in the end. "

" The writing style is godawful. Like reading a Victorian writer with ADHD. I won't be finishing this. I can't believe it got such good reviews. "

" This is not a bad book. Actually, it was quite informative. It was just dry. Terribly dry and slow paced. So although I had it out from the library for 9 weeks, I only got about halfway and eventually had to return it. Maybe someday I'll try to finish it, but I doubt it.... "

" couldn't/wouldn't finish it. "

" Just when you think you're well informed, you learn something new. "

" started kind of slow, but picked up, tremendously engaging throughout. Ending kind of weak. Page 129, the background of the "crying Indian" ad is maybe worth the entire book! "

" I loved the title and premise of this book, but the execution was uninteresting, so I eventually stopped listening to it. "

" A subject with interesting potential utterly ruined by the author. It was a shame to see this topic bungled by terrible and meandering writing. Where was the editor? "

" It drags in places. That's why it only got two stars. I like the idea of the book and I enjoyed the information and story inside, but it ranges far from the ducks that started the story. "

" A delight to read. I look forward to Hohn's next adventure, whatever it might be. "

" book has a lot of information about climate change and locales where that is evident plus the danger of plastic to the oceans. "

" I loved the title and premise of this book, but the execution was uninteresting, so I eventually stopped listening to it. "

" I really enjoyed this. Wonderful story, though slightly depressing at times, but entertainingly told. I learned a lot about plastics, oceans, rubber ducks, and any number of other things. Highly recommend. "

" The first half or so was riveting...and there was enough of interest through the end to keep going. "