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Leslie Williamson
  • Rated 5 stars

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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jmadigan
  • Rated 2 stars

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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