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jekaluleka's review against another edition
1.0
This book took me a year and a half to read because I hated it so much. We get it, Herman, you know shit about whales! Here I was trying to read a book about the American dream or whatever and instead I got like 500 pages of whale anatomy.
nroxiereads's review against another edition
1.0
Barf. I read the first few chapters.. even the Cliff's Notes were torture.
caleb_karnosh22's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
5.0
b_jud's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
glowylemur's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
when i said yes to "do you find the characters lovable?" I'm talking specifically and exclusively about the goat moby dick himself
janey's review against another edition
5.0
For years, I've heard people mutter that most of the book is about whales and whaling, with only a small portion devoted to plot, and now having read it, I feel like people who think that's some kind of drawback are completely missing the point.
evanrobins's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
illiteracy's review against another edition
4.5
sopping wet shivering silent crawl out of there just to turn around
jeremie's review against another edition
5.0
this is probably the best book ever written holy fuck i want to reread this over and over and over. not a single word wasted. genuinely an untouchable masterpiece. everyone should read this. can’t express my adoration for this in words
ftrebelo's review against another edition
Not to be cliche, but I got stuck in the Cephatology chapter.