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July 6, 2025
Honestly, with 135 chapters, this book felt very daunting. But I genuinely enjoyed this book. There is a little bit of everything: action, morrally ambiguous characters, prophecy and quest, biology/science, queer theory, etc. The writing is astounding, of course (thank you Melville). The book can be a bit dry in some spots but I think that is heavily opion based.
June 7, 2026
It was very good but I found the parts where Ishmael
Talked about whaling dragged, I understand that it represents his breaking down of the metaphor of the whale into something easy to understand and Ahab trying to kill it is the fear of things that are hard to understand. But I’m still not sure what the whale represents.
Talked about whaling dragged, I understand that it represents his breaking down of the metaphor of the whale into something easy to understand and Ahab trying to kill it is the fear of things that are hard to understand. But I’m still not sure what the whale represents.
July 24, 2024
Jk I just looked at “other books by the author” and I don’t think this I’m reviewing the right moby dick. But the 5 stars are for Herman’s book!!!!!!!
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