Review by scarlettsparks - Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale

scarlettsparks 's review for:

Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale by Herman Melville

3.5

adventurous challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book lures you in with its moody, foreboding first chapters but be prepared to spend 70% of the book learning a mix of true and false whale/whaling facts. The ending brings it back as do the moments of gut-punching poetry sprinkled throughout the text but only you can determine if the many whale facts chapters are worth reaching these moments.

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