Vernin’s Reviews > Benito Cereno > Status Update

The book is written in Melville's typical verbose and excrutiatinngly long sentences. But, it is also an intriguing mystery wrapped in adventure andbased on a true event. The obtuse writing style functioned to accenttuate the big reveal at the end-which I really appreciated. All along, you know something is not quote right. But who? What? Is the narrator deliberately leading you astray? Read it and find out.