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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
Moby Dick is about the friends we made along the way
3.5. beautiful writing. read more like a dissertation on whales, whaling, ships, etc. The actual story was very entertaining.
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't know that I can count this as read 'cause after 5 attempts I only made it 2/3 through. I know it's a classic but It bores me out of my mind.
I love BARTLEBY THE SCRIVENER so I kept trying this one. I have come to the conclusion that I understand the themes of the book which are so often referenced and I have read other Melville works therefore I will simply have to make peace with the fact I am slightly ashamed but can't stand this book. I guess I will just have to live with being one part cultural cretin.
I love BARTLEBY THE SCRIVENER so I kept trying this one. I have come to the conclusion that I understand the themes of the book which are so often referenced and I have read other Melville works therefore I will simply have to make peace with the fact I am slightly ashamed but can't stand this book. I guess I will just have to live with being one part cultural cretin.
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One of the greatest pieces of American literature, they say. Not sure if I entirely agree as I haven't read it all, If you spend enough time, it gets better, and as I read it immedeatly after [b:Paradise Lost|15997|Paradise Lost|John Milton|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1526070678l/15997._SY75_.jpg|1031493] and [b:King Lear|12938|King Lear|William Shakespeare|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1331563731l/12938._SY75_.jpg|2342136], and as Melville is incredibly well-read his references to most of the Western canon and those two in particular make the reading more enjoyable. There's a lot of great analysis that has been done; pretty sure I was only re-trodding ground in writing an essay on it. Nevertheless, I'm glad to have finally read this classic. I started it with my dad at a young age but we were both pretty confused and I don't remember the ending. It was good to go through it at a slow pace with a professor, so now I have some notes next time I go through it. It is a book to re-read.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It has been over three months - the combination of audiobooks and cetalogy infodumping is a deadly one, but aside from that. Stunning! Violent! Tragic! Poetical! I awoke to break my fever and read this final chapter phew
A book about a whale, yes, but also about so much more: the systems we use to classify, and their limitations; how we live and interact within communities; the complexity of human nature; the wonders of the planet. I read this book slowly, a few pages at a time over months, savoring the language. I also recommend Matt Kish's illustrations which added a layer of depth to my understanding of the book.
You know oddly enough I like this book... If you skim through all the chapters that pretty much read like a text book on whaling, the story is pretty good. Your classic finding the evil in yourself and "killing it" sort of story. Eh its a classic. You'll look smarter if you've read it.