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Dec 25, 2023neeturekhi rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book was a fantastic read because as readers we can empathize with the whale and we get to learn about some background information on whales which can help the readers understand why the whale Mobe Dick gets killed. This novel reveals…
Sep 17, 2023JWMarkvoort rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I’ve waited almost 50 years to read this book having first purchased a paperback version in February 1974 (inscribed in my 24 year old cursive style). It lands you into the ways and mores of a strange and at times brutal lifestyle. It’s a…
Mar 30, 2023Cousinjesse rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This novel is impressive in terms of the association of biblical references and informative information on whales. The story itself gets lost and dramatic end is somewhat lackluster. “Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth;…
Mar 29, 2023blue_falcon_2041 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Moby Dick is a book by Herman Melville that tells the story of Ishmael, a sailor who joins the crew of the whaling ship named Pequod. The captain of the ship is Ahab, who is obsessed with hunting down and killing a whale named Moby Dick…
Feb 27, 2023Griffeth rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A great quality of the novel Frankenstein is that its composition, full of starts and stops and disparate parts, makes something of a Frankenstein’s monster in and of itself. Likewise this book, with its vast depth and peculiar mobility is…
Jan 29, 2023KennethSmith rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The edition of "Moby-Dick" you really want to find is the old Penguin one, with 100s of pages of detailed notes by Prof. Harold Beaver. Why that definitive edition was allowed to go out of print I really have no idea. Beaver also…
Jan 16, 2023jiya_j rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
After starting back in January, stopping for a few months, and restarting at the end of November, I have conquered The Whale Facts Book. I appreciate that the last 100 pages get rid of the whale facts chapters and are 100% narrative;…
Jan 05, 2022MWB2005 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Moby Dick is a story of life on a Nantucket whaling vessel, and follows the crew’s singularly focused captain Ahab and his undying quest to find and kill the whale who took his leg on a previous expedition. Ishmael, the novel’s unlikely…
Aug 03, 2021Shuken_1989 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
"Moby Dick" by Herman Melville is one of those novels that perfectly captures a time that is now lost in history. I revisit the story every five years or so. Melville bases the novel on his own time aboard a whaling ship, sailing the…
Aug 02, 2021JGengler rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I do not understand why this book is considered a classic. Half of it is not a story, it's a technical description of whaling and philosophical musings on the nobleness of the profession. It is not an uncommon thing to see authors of this…
Jul 23, 2021YuHuiLi_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
From The perspective of a sailor, the author describes the charming and legendary marine life of whalers in the 19th century. However, it is not as simple as it appears. It is a magnificent epic based on whaling, which combines political,…
Feb 19, 2021The_Most_Casual_Observer rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Reader, hast ever known the monotony of day after day, week after week, month after month, with nothing to see but sea? Hast ever been on shipboard with a mad captain, stomping around all night on the deck over your bunk with an ivory leg?…
Feb 05, 2021FVRL_Maple_Ridge rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The Maple Ridge Teen Advisory Group (TAG) recommends this book (October/November 2019). Come into the Maple Ridge branch to learn more about joining TAG!
Dec 19, 2020CCCL_PamelaB rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A mad captain in search of the White Whale, an assorted crew of whalemen from across the globe, and one long tumultuous voyage across the Pacific Ocean. The witty humor and long encyclopedic history lessons on whales, the whaling industry,…
Aug 24, 2020avocadotree rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I just finished 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and wanted to compare the madness of Captain Nemo with that of Captain Ahab. Perhaps Captain Nemo's Nautilus is Moby Dick. There is an annotated version of Moby Dick at powermobydick.com. I…
Dec 30, 2019JCLMattC rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was heavy. If you strip away the dated whale taxonomy and the copious musings on the usage of whale blubber in society, you get a really crazy story. Foaming at the mouth with vengeance, Captain Ahab seeks the white whale,…
Dec 05, 2019SunsetBranch rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Just try to read this now, in 2019, without seeing how our endless, rapacious capacity to consume could not have led us- in all innocence- to the complete destruction of our environment and our own culture. Ah! Moby! Ah! Humanity!
May 30, 2019blue_dog_17792 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Very entertaining and informative; Stubb is the best character.
Nov 15, 2018IndyPL_SteveB rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Perhaps the most famous American novel that the fewest people have read. In fact, for many people the book itself is the white whale – intimidating to contemplate, woeful to confront. There are certainly a lot of problems with *Moby…
Aug 17, 2018sheepnbeef rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Many reviewers on this page seem to be confused. This is the graphic novel version of Moby Dick and it is incredible. The art style fits the tone perfectly and younger readers can enjoy the iconic story without having to muscle through the…
Jul 23, 2018ArapahoeKarenQB rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I love the classics, but I couldn't get past the endless descriptions of all the different whales. The story is great overall, but Melville needed an editor to help him cut!
Mar 18, 2018SPPL_Joey rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
"Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and…
Jan 26, 2018gomiami1972 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Normally included in the list of great western civ classics. For the life of me, I can not understand why. My hardbound copy has 419 pages. The actual story is roughly 100ish pages and is compelling, perhaps a 4 star rating. The rest…
Aug 24, 2017
Moby Dick is the classic tale of a man and his quest for the unattainable. While this is an older story, it still has some themes that are relevant in this day and age. Not only does the author manage to paint a vivid image of the setting…
Aug 04, 2017Weyes2Wonder rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Purposely prepare yourself, before reading Moby Dick for the first time. Try to distance yourself from this saga-novel's earning a classic status over its long history. It has nothing to do with modern proclivities or sensibilities and…