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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
DNF it at 38% dbejdkekskdkeks I’m so sorry I really tried to like this book but Ishamel’s inability to remain on topic made it hard for me to focus. I might give it another go at some point but I just can’t rn. Aaaaaaa
Look, I know many people hate this book. I understand why many people hate this book. You're totally valid. I, however, am not one of you. I have read Moby Dick before and I will read Moby Dick again and love it every time... because quite honestly, if your novel doesn't have gratuitous descriptions of whales, I'm probably not interested.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
(2.7/5) I can't express how angry I feel after finishing the book, it was as if I was ripped off. It hurts because it was about to become one of my favorite books. Let's see, the first 400 pages are fine, even the data on whales did not displease me or the processes of distilling oil (I like to learn new things so it was my favorite part of the book, honestly) I must say, for the first 400 pages I felt like a real whaler on board a whaling ship and I felt quite animated and happy, but as the reading progressed I saw that less was said about Moby Dick and I was losing my spirit, as I must admit, I had high expectations about what the narrative of the moby Dick hunt would be like. And with only 100 pages remaining, I was already convinced that it would be a disaster, but I didn't stop and finish it, and as I intuited, it was a real disaster. I don't know if it's my little knowledge in maritime terms that spoiled the reading, or that the whale hunt was done on about 30 sheets (which was really disappointing), or the fact that they didn't tell how Ishmael survived all of that, or anything else. I was really hoping to read something about a shipwreck or something else. But no, it was all pretty fast, that I didn't even see the end coming. Honestly, it's sad. I really loved the book at the beginning, I wanted to give it a higher rating but I can't, I don't like it enough. On the other hand, several chapters of the beginning are a jewel, and the hunt that more impacted me was when they hunted the sick and old whale. I think that part was narrated much better than the Moby Dick part, but I don't know, maybe I should read it again to have another opinion.
There's genius here, if you're willing to wade through a ton of words to find it.
Maybe the lack of God in my life or my cell phone destroying my brain makes it hard to appreciate what Melville is doing but I just didn't have the patience for this one.
Maybe the lack of God in my life or my cell phone destroying my brain makes it hard to appreciate what Melville is doing but I just didn't have the patience for this one.
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
-Some of the best speeches / rants to ever grace the English language
-It may drag for some readers w very in depth descriptions of whaling and whales
-Ending is truly epic / intense
-It may drag for some readers w very in depth descriptions of whaling and whales
-Ending is truly epic / intense
