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Moby-Dick or, The Whale

Herman Melville

Start date: July 1, 2019

Finish date: September 30, 2019

Discussion: Moby Dick - July-Sept 2019

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Moby Dick - July-Sept 2019

General Discussion - Moby Dick
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Jul 16, 2016 Michael Finocchiaro rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, american-19th-c, classics, favorites, novels

QUICK UPDATE: James Cameron totally ripped off and plagiarized Melville in the abysmally written Avatar 2. He should have listed Moby Dick in the credits…(view spoiler)

I re-read Moby-Dick following my research trips to the whaling museums of New Bedford and Nantucket whaling museums. The particular edition I read from University of California Press is HIGHLY recommended as the typeface is extremely agreeabl ...more

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Aug 13, 2023 Jess Penhallow rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: own-ebook, boxall-s

I really should have dnf'd this book. I knew a few hours into this 25 hour audiobook that this wasn't for me but I persevered because of its status as a classic and my desire to get immersed in a long book. The positive aspects of the book were the sea setting which was very vivid and some of the colourful characters (although even they overstayed their welcome).

The book is far too long and goes on too many tangents that I had no interest in. I understand the themes of man vs nature and the dan ...more

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