kylerobertson 's review for:

Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

4.0

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Tried this (my Dad’s) paperback a couple of times. Loved the start then interest waned as I got a glimpse of the Gregory Peck movie and a sneak peek at the ending, so when I entered into the more descriptive parts of the book I got bogged down. Two things changed to make me enjoy it more and actually complete it - The first is I realized it is actually a hybrid non-fiction book about the historic whaling industry disguised as fiction (and I like non-fiction). Reading the descriptive parts as if they were text books rather than novels made it interesting rather than wondering why such elaborate detours on an ‘adventure’ story was necessary (though I appreciate some readers would argue it’s all necessary and my attention span is the problem). Secondly,this audio version was unique and lots of fun with a different narrator for each chapter (at least seemed unique - it’s the second audiobook I’ve listened to since my childhood G.I. Joe adventures):

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