A review by bearwhocanreadbecauseofmagic
Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale by Herman Melville

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The prose was beautiful, it was funnier than I thought, and it was a truly awesome book, but it was a bit of a slog in the long middle section of the book when Melville spent many a word describing every possible thing to do with whaling at the time.
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