21 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 1851 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781449877873
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
Publication date: 30 May 2008
Description
Its famous opening line, "Call me Ishmael," dramatic in its stark simplicity, begins an epic that is widely regarded as the greatest novel ever written by an American. Labeled variously a realistic story of whaling, a romance of unusual adventure ...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,814 reviews
Moods
challenging 63%
reflective 49%
informative 44%
tense 30%
dark 29%
funny 20%
emotional 17%
mysterious 16%
sad 11%
inspiring 8%
relaxing 3%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 10%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 28% | Plot: 23% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 38% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Animal cruelty, RacismModerate
Racial slurs, Death, CannibalismMinor
Antisemitism
21 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 1851 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781449877873
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
Publication date: 30 May 2008
Description
Its famous opening line, "Call me Ishmael," dramatic in its stark simplicity, begins an epic that is widely regarded as the greatest novel ever written by an American. Labeled variously a realistic story of whaling, a romance of unusual adventure ...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,814 reviews
Moods
challenging 63%
reflective 49%
informative 44%
tense 30%
dark 29%
funny 20%
emotional 17%
mysterious 16%
sad 11%
inspiring 8%
relaxing 3%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 10%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 42% | Character: 28% | Plot: 23% | N/A: 6%Strong character development?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 38% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Animal cruelty, RacismModerate
Racial slurs, Death, CannibalismMinor
Antisemitism