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Darien Springer
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The language takes time to parse, but the reward of doing so is gorgeous prose and a meditative, increasingly foreboding experience that attempts to explore the very axiomatic foundation of human desire. For instance, this line: "But that thing of his dissembling was only subject to his perceptibility, not to his will determinate" (p. 202). Ahab knows he is going mad but is powerless to change his doomed course.
— Jan 07, 2026 07:15AM
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Darien Springer
is 3% done
Man, it is nice to read a book that lets scenes play out and cares about fun, beautiful prose. Lots of great modern novels, but I think something has been lost in how many of them are trying to be as expedient as possible.
— Oct 17, 2025 05:21AM
