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Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale
by Herman Melville
I had trouble with the dated language at first (which is 100% my fault and also why I need to read more classic lit) but eventually I got in the groove. Also had trouble with all the many many chapters on whales u til I started to love them. Really interesting to actually read this bc obviously “white whale” is such a common term for obsession that I knew this story but actually reading it and getting to know the characters and the interests of Melville is great. Really interesting to see the incredibly-dated-but-probably-progressive-for-the-time view of different races and on sailing and on different parts of the world. I love Ishmael. Overall: I had a great time (a whale of a time?).