Susannah answers “Has anyone else here read this book? I...”

Regena asked this question about Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer:

Has anyone else here read this book? I really loved so much about it! It touches on so many interesting topics from the era in which it was written: development of various religions in the Americas, whaling, lighthouses, women passing as men in order to experience that world they otherwise could not, cannibalism under duress, oh my! What aspects of the book did you particularly enjoy? Regena

Susannah You know, I think my favorite aspect was that the novel exists so perfectly alongside Melville's original Moby Dick. It's so immaculately written that…moreYou know, I think my favorite aspect was that the novel exists so perfectly alongside Melville's original Moby Dick. It's so immaculately written that it rises far above technically being "fan fiction". I did appreciate and love Moby Dick, despite it being grueling at some parts and angering me at others, and I'm overjoyed that there now exists a feminist answer to it, and such a well-written one at that. It is worthy of having the name Ahab in its title.(less)

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