Moby Dick

by Terry M. West, Herman Melville

A graphic novel interpretation of Melville's classic.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Classics

51 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1999

About the author

Terry M. West is an American horror author. His best known works: What Price Gory, Car Nex, Dreg and his Night Things series. He was a finalist for 2 International Horror Guild Awards and he was featured on the TV Guide Sci-Fi hot list for his YA graphic novel series, Confessions of a Teenage Vampire. Terry was born in Texas, lived in New York for two decades and he currently hangs his hat in California.
www.terrymwest.com

Reviews

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طيب الان بدات احب سلسلة اوكسفورد بوكورم لان القصص المصورة صارت مستوحاة من الادب العالمي.
موبي ديك رواية تعد من اعظم كلاسيكيات الادب الامريكي للكاتب هرمان ملفيل. تتكلم بصوت الراوي (Ishmael) عن قصة (Ahab)، كابتن سفينة "بيكود" المهووس حد الجنون بحوت يدعى "موبي ديك" بعد ان فقد ساقه في محاولة صيده.

القصة المصورة نفسها عادية - بالطبع فهي للمبتدئين- لكن جذبني العمل الادبي لذا قراءتي للكتاب (رغم انه ما يقارب ٥٠_٦٠ صفحة) استغرقت اكثر من يوم لسببين:
اولا : الكلمات والمفردات الجديدة التي تعلمتها بالانكليزية عن السفن وهيكلها واجزاءها والبحر والحيتان وغيرها.
ثانيا : اثارت قراءتي فضولي في البحث وتتبع السياق الزمني، والاثر الثقافي الهائل للرواية في الادب والمجتمع، وقراءة تحليلات مختلفة عن الرواية الاصلية.

هذه التجربة جعلتني اتامل في سر قوة الادب العالمي. فهو ممتع سواء كان من الشرق او الغرب . لان بعض التجارب - كالهوس، الحب، الكره، الغرور، القوة، الهدف المستحيل.. الخ.. - هي تجارب تتشابه بين البشر على مر العصور ومختلف الاعراق. قابلية التأويل في الروايات العالمية غير المنتهية هو ما يجعلها خالدة و قابلة للقراءة لمختلف الثقافات والاوقات. فمثلا رواية كهذه عن البحر قابلة للقراءة في وقتها ( عصر كانت whale industry في ذروتها في القرنين السابقين) وقابلة ايضا للقراءة في وقتنا هذا - وقت التكنلوجيا والتطور- وان كان بعدسة مغايرة وفهم وتاثير مختلفين.
وبما اني حاليا احس بالانجذاب نحو الآداب العالمية ،اعجبتني التجربة. واظن بانني ربما ساقرا العمل الكامل (ربما!) مع اعادة تحليل لرمزيات العمل نفسه :كالحوت ، شخصية ايهاب، السفينة وخليط الاعراق لطاقم السفينة نفسه ومحاولة تكوين رأيي ومنظوري الخاص عنها.

قراءة جيدة فتحت علي بابا اخرا في عالم الادب😆.

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this graphic novel up because it was short and I needed to fill a spot on my bingo card for the adult summer reading program at my local library. I was pleasantly surprised with how good this graphic novel was. It was simple, sure, but it condensed Moby Dick down into something that is easy to understand. I think this is a fantastic way to introduce classics to kids and adults alike.

[Carson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is very iconic and I would recommend reading it just for that reason, just to get the gist of what it's about.I love the obsession from the captain to try and kill Moby Dick because he bit off his leg. I see this as a book to follow through with a goal you have set with yourself, I know that it's a dark way of following through, but that's just the way that I see it. I would definitely recommend this book because it is just an american masterpiece and it should be read by everyone.

[CARLA McMurry-Kozak · Rating 4 out of 5]

An okay way to share a classic with a class of reluctant readers.

[Jackson Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this story rather boring. It didn’t keep me engaged and wanting to read, I instead read through it just to read through it. There was action, but it didn’t interest me enough to want to read more. That is why I gave a low rating to the book; it just simply wasn’t interesting me enough.

[Stormie Praster · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hopped all over the place a little bit. The story was a little hard to understand. I have no idea what else to say i didnt really like it.

[Tybalt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again this book is one of my favorite it’s really amazing, it’s like i was inside the story and you live with all the guys around the board. I recommend you this book if you want to live an adventure.

[Margaret · Rating 1 out of 5]

bad bad bad. there need not be a moby-dick adaptation for eight-year-olds

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can now say that I've read Moby Dick ;)

[Elder · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is about a person named ismael and he was sent to the ocean to hunt down a big white whale he and the crew went on an adveture to get moby dick

[Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book because of a bet. I thought it was alright, but not really great.

[Michelle Lyle · Rating 3 out of 5]

this series of Scholastic graphic novels of classics are fantastic. Struggling readers have a lot of graphics to look at, without the intergrity of the story being compromised.

[Dhakid · Rating 4 out of 5]

its a good book......i love how the charcters act

[Ian · Rating 1 out of 5]

Booorrrrriiiiinnnngggg! It's a book/ graphic novel about a boat and a whale!