I had read Moby Dick before, and found it enjoyable, but listening to the William Hootkins audio version opened it up for me in a way my reading of the text nev

I had read Moby Dick before, and found it enjoyable, but listening to the William Hootkins audio version opened it up for me in a way my reading of the text never did (eg it's actually a very funny book, which entirely escaped my notice). Whether this is because I was an inattentive reader, or that 170 years ago people had fewer demands on their attention, I don't know.