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Moby Dick Or, the Whale by Herman Melville
5.0

One of the most beautifully written books I've ever read, full of allusions and alliterations. Epic in a very Shakespearean way. Guess a big book about whales is a classic for a reason, right?

I was disappointed that Ishmael kind of disappears as a character and becomes more of an omniscient narrator for a lot of the book. The more personal chapters were my favorites.