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There are passages of true brilliance in this book. There is a gripping narrative in this book. Unfortunately, there is a lot of indulgent and overblown blather in this book as well. Those who hail it as a classic and urge it on their friends are the same kind of people who insist that no American has really lived until he has visited Yellowstone National Park and seen its wonders -- wonders there are, and it is they that stick in the visitor's fond memory, but what is for ...more
There are passages of true brilliance in this book. There is a gripping narrative in this book. Unfortunately, there is a lot of indulgent and overblown blather in this book as well. Those who hail it as a classic and urge it on their friends are the same kind of people who insist that no American has really lived until he has visited Yellowstone National Park and seen its wonders -- wonders there are, and it is they that stick in the visitor's fond memory, but what is for ...more
And ... done. I have no idea what to do with this one. I'll be back.
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Reading Moby Dick was like running a marathon: you know for a fact it will be a long and painful endeavor, and for those who embark on said endeavor, there will be some not-insignificant mental blisters and exhaustion to accompany this character-building experience.
For me, I enjoyed the idea of reading a classic American novel written during a pivotal point in the country’s history, aka, the decade leading up to the Civil War. In practice, the process was much less agreeable. Melville’s writing ...more
For me, I enjoyed the idea of reading a classic American novel written during a pivotal point in the country’s history, aka, the decade leading up to the Civil War. In practice, the process was much less agreeable. Melville’s writing ...more
I did not like that. That was unpleasant.
So beautiful, so bizarre.
Jan 26, 2022
Louise
rated it
did not like it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
1965-classics-list
Jul 06, 2016
James Vickers
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
Shelves:
tv-gilmore-girls,
tv-lost
Jan 22, 2017
Stephanie
marked it as to-read
