Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale by Herman Melville

Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale

Herman Melville

720 pages • first pub 1851 (view editions)

fiction classics literary adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
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Herman Melville's masterpiece, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Over a century and a half after its publication, Moby-Dick still stands a...

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3.4
based on 33,541 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 81%

challenging: 64%

reflective: 49%

informative: 44%

dark: 34%

tense: 31%

funny: 23%

emotional: 19%

mysterious: 18%

sad: 14%

inspiring: 10%

hopeful: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

relaxing: 2%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
11% of readers chose medium
86% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

19% of readers chose Plot
43% of readers chose A mix
31% of readers chose Character
5% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
35% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

76% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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