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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
I know that this is like “the great American novel” or whatever but it is such a fucking snooze. I’m convinced that people who say they genuinely enjoyed this are just lying, and so many people have done just that that now we’re forced to consider it a classic.
slow-paced
I enjoyed this book so much more than I ever imagined I would. Such beautiful prose! Here are a couple of examples:
"And there is a Catskill eagle in some souls that can alike dive down into the blackest gorges, and soar out of them again and become invisible in the sunny spaces. And even if he for ever flies within the gorge, that gorge is in the mountains; so that even in his lowest swoop the mountain eagle is still higher than other birds upon the plain, even though they soar."
"Were I the wind, I'd blow no more on such a wicked, miserable world. I'd crawl somewhere to a cave, and slink there. And yet, 'tis a noble and heroic thing, the wind! who ever conquered it? In every fight it has the last and bitterest blow."
I'd like to study this book in greater detail at some point, but it was well worth my time. I also wish Goodreads allowed half-star increments in their ratings, because I'd give this one 4.5.
"And there is a Catskill eagle in some souls that can alike dive down into the blackest gorges, and soar out of them again and become invisible in the sunny spaces. And even if he for ever flies within the gorge, that gorge is in the mountains; so that even in his lowest swoop the mountain eagle is still higher than other birds upon the plain, even though they soar."
"Were I the wind, I'd blow no more on such a wicked, miserable world. I'd crawl somewhere to a cave, and slink there. And yet, 'tis a noble and heroic thing, the wind! who ever conquered it? In every fight it has the last and bitterest blow."
I'd like to study this book in greater detail at some point, but it was well worth my time. I also wish Goodreads allowed half-star increments in their ratings, because I'd give this one 4.5.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
informative
tense
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
O how mighty we humans tend to think of ourselves, we restless, willful creatures with such hunger that are hard to be pacified!
Struggled through every fear, dissected even what we revered, all in the name of our thirsts! For them we’ve come so far that the great shroud of the sea is being largely unveiled—but never ever absolutely, and the ones who want to triumph over nature will find themselves in Ahab’s ending—for I believe there definitely exists a being like the white whale that is Moby Dick of the secret sea!
Melville distorted the fact that sperm whales are not the largest of all whales in order to bring more awe to Moby Dick, but his technique didn’t work with me. What he had refused to admit made his epic tale closer to a complete lie. Ishmael’s undeniable truth became hyperboles, and more than a few times this reduced my enjoyment of the entire book immensely.
Struggled through every fear, dissected even what we revered, all in the name of our thirsts! For them we’ve come so far that the great shroud of the sea is being largely unveiled—but never ever absolutely, and the ones who want to triumph over nature will find themselves in Ahab’s ending—for I believe there definitely exists a being like the white whale that is Moby Dick of the secret sea!
Melville distorted the fact that sperm whales are not the largest of all whales in order to bring more awe to Moby Dick, but his technique didn’t work with me. What he had refused to admit made his epic tale closer to a complete lie. Ishmael’s undeniable truth became hyperboles, and more than a few times this reduced my enjoyment of the entire book immensely.
This book started off SO GOOD!! And then we got on a boat. I understand now what everyone has said about this book. Queequeg was what made me enjoy the story. The moment he became irrelevant, I got bored.
boring men fiction that is too overrated for it's own good
adventurous
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
BOOOOOOOOORRRRRRIIIIINNNNGGG! Yeah! It was boring! I said it! And I was reading this motherfucker in jail!