I have decided that I need to make mid-way posts, because I will rarely update if I wait until I finish the book.So, I am about 1/5 through Moby Dick. Despite what Jesse would have you believe, this book rocks! The only fair complaint that could be lobbied is that it is a bit slow. However, the narrator, Ishmael, is very clever and humorous, and it is very interesting to read about Nantucket and whaling.
Definitely a worthwhile read!
This book is amazing. I don't usually have much interest or patience for English literature prior to the twentieth century (according to Lauren one of my biggest character flaws), and I never really considered reading this until an influential teacher in high school told me he was reading it for the first time and was surprised at how much he was enjoying it. It is a bit of a slog (it was my winter break project last year and turned into my spring semester project as well) but really is brilliant.
ReplyDeleteAlso you will learn a lot about whales.
correction: lack of patience for brilliant English literature written prior to the twentieth century = one of your biggest character flaws.
ReplyDeleteI actually tend to fall in the same camp as you in rejecting some of the work from this period (jane austen) as you know
also, i have sort of postponed my moby dick efforts, but it is an excellent book notwithstanding