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Plus une encyclopédie datée qu'un récit enlevant. Je peux dire que je l'ai lu, mais ce fut la première et dernière fois. N'empêche, quel projet imposant.

S'il avait pu voir un épisode de Planet Earth en 1850, Melville aurait-il mis au feu son manuscrit de The Whale?

tvaia's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

antilegomena's review against another edition

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funny informative reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

inoahguy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

zach_r's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny informative sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

danelleeb's review against another edition

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1.0

I've been intending to read this for YEARS. I put it on my to-reads at least a decade ago. Every summer, I told myself it would be the summer to conquer this behemoth, and then every summer would pass while my copy collected another layer of dust as it sat neglected on one of my many bookshelves.

'Well, not THIS summer,' I vowed a few months ago. My plan? To take it, and only it, along on my annual week at the beach - essentially holding myself captive & forcing myself to read it. But, I got the other 8 books on my summer reading list done and had nothing on hand to read...

So, I changed the course of my plans and decided to 'get a head start' on my 'beach read.' I mean, it's huge and I was certain it would last. But, shortly after beginning this most recent quest to read this book, I realized how not into it I was and quickly changed course - again, this time deciding to read AT LEAST 100 pages per day - to hopefully lessen the pain of reading it.

Had I gone with my original plan, my beach week would've been awful.

I've read it and now I'll know what people are talking about in regards to it, but I in no way enjoyed it, nor would I recommend it. (See also my review on [b: Gulliver's Travels|7733|Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1427829692l/7733._SY75_.jpg|2394716].)

booksvoices's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective

5.0

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