Liked It
“Genius. I love how the different characters represent different philosophies, i.e. stoicism, epicurianism, etc. This is one that I am definitely planning on reading again. Don't be turned off by the size, it's worth it.”
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Didn’t Like It
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“So, Herman Melville's Moby Dick is supposed by many to be the greatest Engligh-language novel ever written, especially among those written in the Romantic tradition. Meh.
It's not that I don't get that there's a TON of complexity, subtlety, and depth to this book about a mad captain's quest for revenge against a great white whale. And on the surface it's even a pretty darn good adventure story. And, honestly, Melville's prose is flowing, elegant, and as beautiful as any writing...”
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