Moby Dick
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- Author：Herman Melville
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Summary
Widely considered one of the great American novels， Herman Melville’s masterpiece went largely unread during his lifetime and was out of print at the time of his death in 1891。 Called the greatest book about the sea ever written by D。H。 Lawrence， Moby Dick features detailed descriptions of whale hunting and whale oil extraction as well as beautiful， incisive writing on race， class， religion， art， and society。 The story， loosely based on a real whaling shipwreck， features the unforgettable， vengeful Captain Ahab， who obsessively hunts a great white whale who bit his leg off below the knee。
Reviews
Rakesh Kumar
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I'm affected by this novel。Gist is， curb your madness， accept that you don't understand few things and that's ok。 I see Moby-Dick as an allegory of God。 I'm affected by this novel。Gist is， curb your madness， accept that you don't understand few things and that's ok。 I see Moby-Dick as an allegory of God。 。。。more
Steven Laird
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One of the most confusing， frustration， boring and annoying books mixed with an amazing adventure。 I think if you just skip all the chapters detailing the ins and outs of whaling life/ parts of a whale/ parts of a ship/ how things work/ Ahab’s crazy rants and philosophies and just read the action part then it would be far more enjoyable！
Alan Dean
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unfathomably good （ha ha， get it？？）， words cannot describe how much so， except perhaps the words of the book itself。 much much weirder of a book （calling it a novel is honestly a stretch） than its generally given credit for either， you can totally see why people hated it at the time。 the whale is probably the coolest animal full stop。
Graeme Hogg
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"Yes， as everyone knows， meditation and water are wedded forever。""I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote。" "Yes， as everyone knows， meditation and water are wedded forever。""I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote。" 。。。more
Pedro López
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I had a complicated relationship with this book。 I went in knowing very little， just the things that we know from media。 I knew that there was Ahab And he wanted to chase a whale named Moby Dick。 I did not expect over 400 pages of wailing information。 I know more about blubber and oil and spermaceti then I ever expected to。 I know more about ships than I expected to。 I didn't hate the book。 But for me the informational chapters on this stuff kind of bored me。 I absolutely loved Ishmael and Queeq I had a complicated relationship with this book。 I went in knowing very little， just the things that we know from media。 I knew that there was Ahab And he wanted to chase a whale named Moby Dick。 I did not expect over 400 pages of wailing information。 I know more about blubber and oil and spermaceti then I ever expected to。 I know more about ships than I expected to。 I didn't hate the book。 But for me the informational chapters on this stuff kind of bored me。 I absolutely loved Ishmael and Queequeg， Ahab， and the other sailors。 Especially Ahab， his lines were poetic and interesting and resonated with me。 For now I'm giving this a three-star rating because of the fact it felt like it took three years to read， But I do plan on rereading this at some point and I think I'll learn to appreciate it more。 But for now， in my journey of reading classic novels， I just expected more。 。。。more
Neilillo
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Best book ever？ If not at least is a great candidate。
Jasper K
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Better appreciated， in my honest opinion， as a feat of the human imagination rather than a giant stroke of literary genius。 The extent to which Herman Melville brings this voyage to life is at times brilliant， but the idiosyncrasy of his prose and dialogue leave a lot to be desired during the more thematically and emotionally significant moments。 His imagining of The Whale itself， and of Ahab， are what makes the book incredible in places but it demands more than it deserves from the reader in th Better appreciated， in my honest opinion， as a feat of the human imagination rather than a giant stroke of literary genius。 The extent to which Herman Melville brings this voyage to life is at times brilliant， but the idiosyncrasy of his prose and dialogue leave a lot to be desired during the more thematically and emotionally significant moments。 His imagining of The Whale itself， and of Ahab， are what makes the book incredible in places but it demands more than it deserves from the reader in the 'present' moments。The ship and its crew are buried in the text a thousand fathoms deep， figuratively and literally。 The harpooneers are illustrated beautifully in the early chapters and then their characters disappear altogether in the later acts。 Tashtego has one last， great moment in the drowning wreckage of the Pequod but the reader is denied closure regarding poor Queequeg and Daggoo。 The dignity with which they are portrayed throughout the novel as civil， complex and proud individuals is denied in their final moments as they are tossed， again figurative and literal， to the sea。 For an author who engages with theatrics as much as Melville， this final climax was a disappointment。Moving on to the rest of the crew， I feel that much of their character was lost on me。 Random players appear in and disappear from the text at will and detract from the characters that we are directed towards。 The carpenter， for instance， has no given name and is of very little importance to the plot。 The coffin he makes for Queequeg binds his fate ultimately to Ishmael， who rides the coffin to the safety of The Rachel， but he offers nothing else to the story or its themes。 Why， then， is he given so many lines of dialogue in the most critical moments？！ To which ends？！ It baffles me。 SEVERAL PAGES OF SOLILOQUY EVEN。However， in all my grievances （don't even get me started on some of those nonfiction chapters） I cannot deny that Melville had accomplished precisely what he had meant to。 The titular character， the Whale Himself， is masterful。 Our chase with the Whale validates every syllable spent on building him up， every seemingly tedious chapter on the uses of spermaceti， ambergris， the cross-sections of the whale heads， the imagined Whale was raised in every one of these so that， by the time his jaw nigh cleaves Ahab's boat in half on the first day of the chase， the brutal image is fully matured。 I see his greatness and malicious intent exactly as Melville desired of me。The Whale is an astounding feat of imagination。 I only wish it wasn't so tedious at times。 And perhaps the tedium exalted the whale in my mind， as he banishes all tedium left in the novel， but there were too many hours in this book。 。。。more
A Z
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A classic example of queer lit。
Meredith
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There were a few chapters that could be cut out and still have the whole story， but it was more entertaining than I expected。
Jesica Canto
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Tengo pendiente el libro origina desde hace tiempo， pero esta versión en formato manga me intereso leerla para conocer la historia。 En este formato creo que la historia esta bastante recortada， va directo al grano。 Me resultó que ya sabía lo que ocurría por la circulación social de la historia。 Los personajes me parecieron interesantes y bien caracterizados， pero me hubiera gustado que tuvieran más desarrollo。
Eric Cutler
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5 word review:Hast seen the white whale？
Victor Benavente
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 good book
Lianna Kendig
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It’s a classic that I didn’t like。 Oh well。 It had some good moments， but it was way too long。 The chapters would go into great details on whaling， whales， ships， etc that didn’t move the plot forward or provide character development， so it was frustrating to say the least。 It could have been a great novella though。
Dave Perkins
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Absolute slog to get through。 First few chapters are absolute poetry 🤌🏻
Genrard
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Read an abridged version。 It was ok。
Gabriel
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Okay， so i was just expecting this book to be about a guy that is obsessed with a whale and how he tries to find it。 What I actually found was that this book was more about the human condition， whiteness， power， and the things we throw away when we dig our heels in the ground and remain unmoved in our ways。
Sefugaz
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Maravilloso， de verdad。 Ahora comprendo por qué está en la mayoría de cánones literarios， así como en las listas de libros más importantes de todos los tiempos。 Me mantuvo interesado y a mí， la verdad， nunca me ha interesado eso del mar ni los barcos。 No me gusta la playa， sin embargo Moby Dick es mucho más que eso。 Siento que necesito releerlo （ya será el año que entra） para hacerle una reseña digna。 También decir que en esta edición （Sexto Piso Ilustrado） las ilustraciones acompañan muy bien a Maravilloso， de verdad。 Ahora comprendo por qué está en la mayoría de cánones literarios， así como en las listas de libros más importantes de todos los tiempos。 Me mantuvo interesado y a mí， la verdad， nunca me ha interesado eso del mar ni los barcos。 No me gusta la playa， sin embargo Moby Dick es mucho más que eso。 Siento que necesito releerlo （ya será el año que entra） para hacerle una reseña digna。 También decir que en esta edición （Sexto Piso Ilustrado） las ilustraciones acompañan muy bien al texto。 El libro es enorme， cuando lo terminas realmente crees que pudiste capturar un cachalote。 。。。more
M
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A monster of a novel both in length and content。
PuriP
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Good classic book， not much to say about it。
Christen Burns
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So much more to this book than a meets the eye。 Lol
Krnacka
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uf！
Mickey Knipp
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I think my mind isnt made to enjoy the classics
Maddie
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homoeroticism 👍
Ryan Brodie
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A short review。 I enjoyed this book。 What ends up expressed in the futility of the final exercise is everything that I had to drag myself through to get there。 Melville gives all the motivation and， if you take it all at face value， veneration， that you need to place yourself with the characters in the book。 Obviously you can cut the volume in thirds without losing much of the narrative， but then what would be the point。 That's what shark week is for！ It's a long read， but tension is fairly prec A short review。 I enjoyed this book。 What ends up expressed in the futility of the final exercise is everything that I had to drag myself through to get there。 Melville gives all the motivation and， if you take it all at face value， veneration， that you need to place yourself with the characters in the book。 Obviously you can cut the volume in thirds without losing much of the narrative， but then what would be the point。 That's what shark week is for！ It's a long read， but tension is fairly precisely titrated throughout。 。。。more
Anthony
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Very good book。 Very very detailed down to the point with each character in the story。 Slightly difficult to keep up with and keep track of everything just because there was so many details。 It's a very large book as well。 Great story with a great plot line， I thought Captain Ahab was a very strange yet special character due to his own personal story of his first encounter with the whale Moby-Dick。 He continues his mission of capturing Moby-Dick throughout the story and is completely obsessed wi Very good book。 Very very detailed down to the point with each character in the story。 Slightly difficult to keep up with and keep track of everything just because there was so many details。 It's a very large book as well。 Great story with a great plot line， I thought Captain Ahab was a very strange yet special character due to his own personal story of his first encounter with the whale Moby-Dick。 He continues his mission of capturing Moby-Dick throughout the story and is completely obsessed with the whale。 。。。more
melina
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How did the popular view of this book become “boring whale book” ？？？！！ Moby-Dick has the reputation of being too long and too boring for anyone to read。。。I was literally shocked when I found out it’s just under 600 pages and extremely readable。 This book is incredible， it’s beautiful， funny， moving， and probably one of the most important works of American literature in my opinion。 Definitely worth reading and revisiting in the future。
HK
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В анотації до українського видання від Книголав （яке， до речі， розкішне як зовні так і всередині） написано， що ця книга — зріз епохи та світогляду， про те， як люди колись жили， і саме так я її і читав， не заглиблюючись у роздуми та не шукаючи символізму。 Не кажу， що символізму там немає чи що книжка неглибока за змістом。 Впевнений， вчені уми не одну дисертацію написали досліджуючи цю книгу。 Але якщо й читати її чисто заради опису життя нантакетських китоловів， то твір доволі цікавий。 Бо маючи пи В анотації до українського видання від Книголав （яке， до речі， розкішне як зовні так і всередині） написано， що ця книга — зріз епохи та світогляду， про те， як люди колись жили， і саме так я її і читав， не заглиблюючись у роздуми та не шукаючи символізму。 Не кажу， що символізму там немає чи що книжка неглибока за змістом。 Впевнений， вчені уми не одну дисертацію написали досліджуючи цю книгу。 Але якщо й читати її чисто заради опису життя нантакетських китоловів， то твір доволі цікавий。 Бо маючи письменницький хист та достатньо досвіду， можна написати цікавий роман хоч про роботу електрозварювальників， хоч про оператора вилочного навантажувача， якщо продуманий сюжет розбавити довідниковими та енциклопедичними даними。Після цієї книги трохи поцікавився китоловством і виявляється， що в Індонезії є місця， де досі полюють на китів традиційним способом: з ручними гарпунами та весловими човнами — приблизно як у книзі， тільки вез великого вітрильника。 Аборигени були б і раді робити це більш технологічним та безпечним способом， але лише таке полювання не потрапляє під міжнародний мораторій。 І коли китобої вішають на човен мотор， то переходять у сіру зону， на що рибінспектор звісно може заплющити очі за певних умов。Також було цікаво дізнатись， що прибуток від плавання китобійного судна， яке тривало кілька років， розподілявся за долями на зразок акціонерного товариства。 Кожен з членів команди мав певну долю， залежно від того， як оцінюють його корисність при наймі。 Навіть вдови колишніх членів команди мали певну долю。 На зразок того， як венеційські купці пізнього середньовіччя розподіляли прибуток між інвесторами за підсумками торгового походу。 Щоправда не знаю， чи у Венеції було заведено зачисляти членів команди до акціонерів。 В цьому плані плавання нантакетського китобійного судна було більше схоже на сучасний стартап， де засновник розраховується з працівниками «шерами» та їжею в офісі。Книга ж справді чудова і не тільки тому， що стара。 Адже 150 років тому книг писали можливо не менше， ніж зараз， але лише деякі з них пройшли перевірку часом і перейшли до розряду класики， і ця точно заслуговує на таке звання。 。。。more
Irmak Eliaçık
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Hikayelerle balinacılık sınavına hazırlık kitabı okumuşum gibi hissediyorum。 I ıh， kesinlikle benlik değil。
Devrim Isiko
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Marcello S
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L’immortalità non è altro che l’ubiquità nel tempoQuello che viene definito il primo grande romanzo americano - forse ancora oggi il più famoso - è un oggetto narrativo con una gestione delle parti abbastanza originale。 Più della metà è un compendio di conoscenze e descrizioni enciclopediche sull'industria della pesca; un manuale di cetologia ricco di particolari anatomici， misurazioni dello scheletro， sistemi di classificazione， esami comparati。 Ciò che avanza è un romanzo di avventura per mare L’immortalità non è altro che l’ubiquità nel tempoQuello che viene definito il primo grande romanzo americano - forse ancora oggi il più famoso - è un oggetto narrativo con una gestione delle parti abbastanza originale。 Più della metà è un compendio di conoscenze e descrizioni enciclopediche sull'industria della pesca; un manuale di cetologia ricco di particolari anatomici， misurazioni dello scheletro， sistemi di classificazione， esami comparati。 Ciò che avanza è un romanzo di avventura per mare， pazzia e ricerca ostinata di vendetta。 Un’attesa lunghissima， dove il culmine arriva in un istante e nel giro di qualche pagina è tutto finito。 Estremamente vario a livello formale， mette insieme saggi narrativi， monologhi， intermezzi in forma di teatro， capitoli con indicazioni di scena， note di approfondimento al testo。 Strabordante di fonti （Shakespeare e La Bibbia in particolare）， con capitoli perlopiù brevi e diversi passaggi altamente suggestivi。 Opera multiforme， complessa， iper-ambiziosa。 Carica di simboli， metafore， allusioni e termini nautici。Esegesi massima della caccia alle balene in letteratura。Non sempre coinvolgente， indubbiamente maestosa。[82/100] 。。。more
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Moby Dick&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Moby Dick&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0