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A tale of obsession and revenge
The Story: The title refers to the name given to an enormous albino sperm whale who is being hunted by Captain Ahab, the ruthless, single-minded, driven master of a whaling ship, The Pequod. Ahab hunts Moby Dick because, in a previous hunt, Moby Dick amputated Ahab's leg in a failed attempt by Ahab... Read full review »
Moby Dick. What it is, and importantly, what it is not.
This is a book that I had wished to read for an eternity. It is referenced and talked about in so many other shows and books that I have enjoyed, I had always thought that despite its daunting length I would have a blast reading it. I had anticipated that it would be a book that would stick with me... Read full review »
Moby Dick
'Call me Ishmael' - and so begins a novel that the author describes thus: 'It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar wind blows through it, and birds of prey hover over it.' Perhaps the first sentence is better known than the novel, perhaps... Read full review »
If you were lucky enough to avoid it in high school, keep avoiding it now
The book is an absolutely terrible book and you won't even be able to finish it without dieing of boredom. The book is focused on a sailor named Ishmael who joins a crew of whale hunters with a crazy captain named Ahab. The captain lost his leg to a whale named Moby Dick and blames everything bad... Read full review »
This Book Is Long, Hard, And Full Of Seamen
Heh, heh. Sorry about the title. I never could pass up a good wiener joke. Okay, maybe "good" and "joke" are subjective terms here, but let's move on, shall we? "Seamen." Heh, heh.
I have a confession to make. I was supposed to read Moby Dick in high school, and I never did. I may have...
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Nothing extraneous in this book
I am alternately overjoyed and dismayed when I read the reviews of Moby-Dick here. It's wonderful to see that people are still reading it and even better to see that they're enjoying it and it affects them in such a way that they feel compelled to share with the rest of the world how great a book... Read full review »
Oh... A whale of a tale to tell ya lads...
Moby Dick, Moby Dick, Moby Dick. Thar she blows! A hump like a snowhill! Man, I love this book. The first time I read this story, I was in kindergarten, it was a really neat book with pictures on every other page, and it was probably really trimmed down, (though I can't remember, I think I've still... Read full review »
Don't Hurt Me
Ok, I?d just like to say that I?m probably going to take a lot of heat for writing this rather derogatory review of what is considered by all and sundry as one of the all-time best literary ?classics?. And to all the people who are going to maliciously denounce me as ?Not Helpful? in the midst of... Read full review »
A Whale Of A Book (In More Ways Than One)
Well, after three months, several stops and starts, and many hours of reading, I finally finished Moby Dick. Was it worth it? In a word, yes.
An epic it certainly is. At almost a thousand pages, 135 chapters long, it is certainly a large volume. Contained within these hefty pages are...
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Call me lovin' it
Moby Dick is by far the most entertaining novel I have read to date. What else could I expect from a book whose opening line is "Call me Ishmael."? This much-debated novel follows the life of Ishmael from the time he gets the itch to go join a whaling ship to the most famous encounter of man and... Read full review »
After hundreds of pages...it's the white whale!
My mother, who supposedly read this in high school but confessed to have only skimmed parts of it, finally decided to read it as an adult. She said it was really good, so I in my turn, having reached adulthood, decided to give it a try. I undertook this heroic task despite the warning of my... Read full review »
Nantucket Sleigh Ride
The second day I was on epinions I wrote a Moby-Dick review. It sucked. It was short and didn't explain what I meant well at all. This review was entitled: Oil and Blubber and it was the second review of Moby-Dick. It's been almost exactly a year since I wrote that review and I think I can do it... Read full review »
CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE.
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Do you set little life goals for yourself? I don't mean those major life milestones, like being married by 30, or having a child, or getting that corner office BEFORE...
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Becoming The Hunter
There is no book on earth like Moby-Dick. It does more than any novel should be able to do, in that it does not for a second allow you to be a simple reader. The aim of the book is to involve you to the point where you are more than an onlooker - you are an informed lover of the seas, and you are a... Read full review »
A classic long winded book
"Call me Ishmal" possibly the most famous first line of any book. I find that it sets the stage well for the book, but the book slows down. I like the book, but I also think that Herman Melville drags it out far to much. I respect how accurate it is to actual whaling life, but he just keeps going... Read full review »
Moby Dick is the Single Greatest Work of American Fiction
Moby Dick is an impetuous gesture, a work about tempest and tide, the terrifying and the temporal. Call me Ishmael, declares the youthful narrator, who feels a deep longing for the sea. The Pequod, the whaling
vessel which serves as a vehicle for the primary action of the novel, is a spectral...
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Call me Addicted.
When I first picked up Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick , I almost stopped reading. Considering that the book is a monstrosity in itself, with over 1,000 pages of detailed text, is enough to drive chills into the hearts of high school students across the land. While this may seem discouraging at... Read full review »
Why it is so worth while
Moby Dick is a book for all ages. Melville's brilliance in this book revolves around the language and writing style that was used with such freedom. The reason for the extraordinary dialouge and literature can be found in the language of the times. The vocabulary when read now seems to be beyond;... Read full review »
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