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Moby-Dick or, The Whale review

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago on 11 February 2007 07:49 (A review of Moby-Dick or, The Whale)

The classic whaling tale.

Everybody knows how the storyline goes, but few know of how delightful the book actually is to read. I picked this up when going through a phase of loving anything nautical and I felt I owed it to myself to read a real classic. I'm glad I did, because at the very least I felt a great feeling of accomplishment once I was finished. I was somewhat shocked to see just how comical and well written this book was. I was engrossed from start to finish. As a warning I'd highlight the fact that there remains an abriged and unabridged version of the story and I ploughed through the latter, which means there were a lot of miscellaneous chapters regarding what can only be described as the authors own feelings on whales, their taxonomy and his feelings on hunting. I would recommend the abridged version to anyone who just wants to get on with the ripping good story!

The notorious storyline and the characters were definitely enjoyable and entertaining, and I love books like this which open your eyes to the source of many popular culture references, song lyrics, names etc. It also succeeded in making me sympathise with one of the most noble of professions, despite the negative connotations that whaling caries today.

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