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"The absurd saves us, despite the tedium, from that state of soul that begins with the sweet fury of dreaming"

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Mes choix de livres ne servent pas du tout à diminuer l’angoisse avant les examens finales d’école.

things get worse before they get better

Castings:

Ishmael as the whale connoisseur,
Starbuck as the only voice of reason,
Stubb as an insanely happy man (to a delirious extent)
Ahab as the devil incarnate

the Ocean as the thing that forces them together.

Ahab’s madness is really coming out now; it feels like the book is picking up.

I’ve never been so drawn in by something that feels so tedious.

The descriptions always amaze, and the way the main character thinks is very interesting. I’m always stopping and going back to reread parts.