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I'm not quite sure what I've just read!
Moby Dick almost defies classification. There's a LOT about whaling in this book - maybe more than tolerable for some and it feels like more whaling info than action at times.
There's also a lot of humour - more than I expected. There's love, friendship, philosophy and...obsession.
Ahab is a wonderfully unique character. I swayed between loathing him and loving him. His quest embroils others in his fate and for this I can't quite forgive him, but his persiste ...more
Moby Dick almost defies classification. There's a LOT about whaling in this book - maybe more than tolerable for some and it feels like more whaling info than action at times.
There's also a lot of humour - more than I expected. There's love, friendship, philosophy and...obsession.
Ahab is a wonderfully unique character. I swayed between loathing him and loving him. His quest embroils others in his fate and for this I can't quite forgive him, but his persiste ...more
May 27, 2012
Anna Kļaviņa
rated it
it was ok
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made-into-a-film,
north-america,
read-in-2015
see how elastic our stiff prejudices grow when love once comes to bend them
kā lai novērtē grāmatu, kura vienlaicīgi aizrāva un tajā pašā laikā šķita kādu 100 lappušu par garu?
dodu 2 zvaigznītes, bet ja būtu pabeigusi lasīt citādā noskaņojumā tik pat labi varētu iedot 4-tras.
kā lai novērtē grāmatu, kura vienlaicīgi aizrāva un tajā pašā laikā šķita kādu 100 lappušu par garu?
dodu 2 zvaigznītes, bet ja būtu pabeigusi lasīt citādā noskaņojumā tik pat labi varētu iedot 4-tras.
Truly a masterpiece and the pinnacle of classical American literature. With themes as deep as the oceans the Pequod sails upon this door stopper wrestles with the nature of a man and his darkest workings.
Jun 01, 2017
Grace
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it was amazing
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#17 in my reading of the McCrum list. The entire book could have been awful (it wasn't!) but the final chapters would have still made it 5 star. What a book! Read (mostly the Cliff's Notes) in college/again about 10 years ago and now for the list read.
An explanation of my star rating.
5= Truly cream of the crop. Amazing. In a wondrous realm of its own
4= Special and well written. More than good...maybe even a great book, but not a rare 5 star wonder.
3= Moments of brilliance, a pleasure to read. ...more
An explanation of my star rating.
5= Truly cream of the crop. Amazing. In a wondrous realm of its own
4= Special and well written. More than good...maybe even a great book, but not a rare 5 star wonder.
3= Moments of brilliance, a pleasure to read. ...more
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Delirious Disquisitions
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Dec 27, 2014
Ashley W
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Hayley
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J. Sebastian
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