informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

I like the narrative itself like there was some beautifully written lines but there was too much random ass info about like different types of harpoons n shit
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging informative mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Writing was good, but was not aware of all the extras involved. The actual "story" could have been 150 pages. Not sure I needed the five chapters on how to cut up a dead whale and store it on a boat.

Read for class and we only read selected chapters so I’ll have to revisit it and read it fully at some point.
adventurous challenging funny tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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DID NOT FINISH

Melville just rambles on and on and on about things that only somewhat pertain to the story, to the extent that you forget what's actually going on.
adventurous challenging tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes