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payaut's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
read for eng242…interesting to analyze/listen to my instructor analyze it; but not interesting to read for most of it, the first 60-70% could be SOOOO much shorter, like i get it, but also why
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Slavery
marthadude's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Captain Delano really is just a dude from Duxbury Massachusetts.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Torture, Confinement, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Violence
ren_reading's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Slavery
saraaaa's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A rich and complex short novel, I'd say equally informative and adventurous.
It touches some delicate issues – namely, black slavery in South America, and the extents to which violence is justifiable – that would require some historical and theoretical background to be understood fully.
Plot-wise, it's well executed, and a pleasure to read – I personally love the complexity of Melville's style.
However, it felt like a much lengthier and time-consuming read than it should've been, for the ultra-specialised nautical terminology that repeatedly required me to stop and check out the various meanings.
It touches some delicate issues – namely, black slavery in South America, and the extents to which violence is justifiable – that would require some historical and theoretical background to be understood fully.
Plot-wise, it's well executed, and a pleasure to read – I personally love the complexity of Melville's style.
However, it felt like a much lengthier and time-consuming read than it should've been, for the ultra-specialised nautical terminology that repeatedly required me to stop and check out the various meanings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, Racism, Death, Deportation, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Minor: Cannibalism
andrea_h111's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Slavery
h0lland's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Colonisation, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery
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