Moby Dick
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Tags: Adventure, Classics, Novel
ISBN:0205514081
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"Call me Ishmael." So begins Melville's tale of adventure on the high seas. Long ago an enormous white whale ruined the boat and ravaged the body of Captain Ahab. When unsuspecting sailor Ishmael signs on to Ahab's whaling ship years later, he finds himself on a voyage of vengeance against the one and only Moby Dick. Striking for its daring modern style, this classic American novel remains fresh and fun, promising to satisfy all who seek a lively and action-packed yarn.
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About the Author
Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an adventurous and free spirit who used his own experience aboard a whaling vessel as inspiration for his masterpiece, Moby Dick. A daring traveler, he took to the high seas for much of his life, ultimately in search of a life less ordinary. The free-wheeling spirit that marked these early adventures defines the amusing, wild, and roving style of Melville's most famous writings, including Typee, Bartleby, Billy Budd: Sailor, and The Confidence Man. Melville's unusual life led to many long-held misunderstandings of his genius. It was only in the twentieth century that he was recognized as an invaluable figure in American literature.
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Call me Ishmael. Some years ago--never mind how long precisely--having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen and regulating ...
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4/5
Reviewed by blattin on May 3, 2009
A classic best read in 5 minute chunks
I would never have gotten through all of Moby Dick if not for Dailylit. There are many long dull parts that would have had me put the book down and probably never pick it back up. As one friend said, "it takes them a very long time to find that whale." And yet, I cannot say that I didn't like these parts of the book, they make it what it is. And so Dailylit really came to the rescue because it allowed me to digest all the philosophical discussions in manageable pieces. In fact, I probably got more out of the book for having the time to ponder a section rather than plowing ahead. If you've ever wanted to read Moby Dick, this is the way to do it.
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Reviewed by Nukedoom on Jun 26, 2009
A Book of Gigantic Proportions
For a book of this magnitude, the reader needs to give it some time to really build up. It starts off slow, but once it gets rolling, you'll be hooked.
4/5
Reviewed by Estel50 on May 12, 2009
A book of whales and whales
The famous captain Ahab and his chase after the whale who cost him his leg comprises mainly the last part of the book. For the rest it is a treatise on whaling, on whales, on religion a very entertaining tale about life upon a whaleboat. The Book of Jonah as told by the chaplain who was a captain of a whaling ship is very funny, but never disrespectful of the Bible.
Moby Dick gives an insight in what life on sea must have been before ships had radios and other communication devices and before helicopters could pick up people off a ship in need.
I liked it so much, that I bought the book.
I recommend it to everyone.
4/5
Reviewed by Estel50 on May 12, 2009
A book of whaling
The famous captain Ahab and his chase after the whale who cost him his leg comprises mainly the last part of the book. For the rest it is a treatise on whaling, on whales, on religion a very entertaining tale about life upon a whaleboat. The Book of Jonah as told by the chaplain who was a captain of a whaling ship is very funny, but never disrespectful of the Bible.
Moby Dick gives an insight in what life on sea must have been before ships had radios and other communication devices and before helicopters could pick up people off a ship in need.
I liked it so much, that I bought the book.
I recommend it to everyone.
5/5
Reviewed by MegDC on Jan 27, 2009
Awesome but difficult
This is a fantastic book, but a lot of the words and references are obscure. If you need a boost while you're reading, there's a free annotation online at powermobydick.com.
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Ratings for 'Moby Dick' by Melville, Herman
| Alexei | | 2008-08-01 | |
| Blaise | | 2009-03-25 | |
| blattin | | Read review | 2009-05-03 |
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| cresswga | | 2009-03-09 | |
| danahuff | | 2008-06-30 | |
| Estel50 | | Read review | 2009-05-12 |
| floppydisk | | 2008-12-23 | |
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| jennfitz777 | | 2009-08-14 | |
| jik2040 | | 2009-03-27 | |
| Khali | | 2008-11-11 | |
| LisaHill |  | Read review | 2009-03-01 |
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| marat | | 2009-10-17 | |
| MegDC | | Read review | 2009-01-27 |
| MrsRJ | | 2009-11-28 | |
| Nukedoom | | Read review | 2009-06-26 |
| rela909 | | 2009-02-14 | |
| rodmitch | | 2008-12-19 | |
| Shprokets | | 2009-05-24 | |
| Susie18 | | 2009-03-03 | |
| trisapeace | | 2008-08-23 |
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