Moby Dick

· Dana Estes & Company
3.6
24.7K reviews
Ebook
545
Pages

About this ebook

A literary classic that wasn't recognized for its merits until decades after its publication, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick tells the tale of a whaling ship and its crew, who are carried progressively further out to sea by the fiery Captain Ahab. Obsessed with killing the massive whale, which had previously bitten off Ahab's leg, the seasoned seafarer steers his ship to confront the creature, while the rest of the shipmates, including the young narrator, Ishmael, and the harpoon expert, Queequeg, must contend with their increasingly dire journey. The book invariably lands on any short list of the greatest American novels.

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3.6
24.7K reviews
A Google user
December 9, 2010
One of the things I found most remarkable about Moby Dick was that Melville had collected quotes from many many sources about whales, and prefaced his book with these quotations. Although this may be relatively easy to do now with searchable literature, imagine how difficult it was for him to do. I thought it was a very important way that the author set the context for the upcoming tale. Imagine my horror when I found that these quotations have apparently been omitted from your version!
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Bradley Johnson
March 22, 2018
A tedious book in which the author tries to tell everything he knows about whales, while spending too little time on the story he has to tell. After several hundred pages I gave up. It is not a classic. If Reader's Digest published a condensed version of Moby Dick it would be greatly improved. And why is a novel in with the nonfiction books anyway?
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M.
August 25, 2021
For context, I am an 18 year old senior in high school. Typically, I enjoy reading. I find it fascinating.... That being said, this book was a colossal waste of time. The apex of this book is very exciting; that is my only positive. The resolution is far from satisfying. It left me extremely vexed. Obviously, I would not recommend this book. This book is created by a collection of tangents and unnecessary details. Let's talk about the time on this book. I am a pretty fast reader. I can finish the SAT reading sections with time to spare. It took me 12 hours to read this book. I wish I could have this time back. Don't read this book.
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About the author

Herman Melville is a major figure in American literature, largely due to his revered nautical novel Moby-Dick. As a young New Yorker, Melville developed wanderlust and headed for the high seas. Writing about his adventures in the South Pacific led to his debut, Typee, but after this popular book, Melville's success declined. Later works, particularly Moby-Dick, weren't wholeheartedly embraced until well after Melville's death, with resounding acknowledgement not arriving until the early 20th century.

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