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The full unabridged Moby Dick is a real treat. Knowing the gist of the story is fine but all of the various diversions in the full novel turn the novel into a
by lupusreal 3y ago
The full unabridged Moby Dick is a real treat. Knowing the gist of the story is fine but all of the various diversions in the full novel turn the novel into a really surreal otherworldly experience. Patience really pays off when reading Moby Dick.
- Yodel0914 3y agoI've read some long and convoluted fiction, but I keep getting stuck on Moby Dick. It just seems to go nowhere for the longest time.
- djbusby 3y agoMuch like sailing around looking for the white whale.
- ReactiveJelly 3y agoThere are some parts of story-space that cannot be expressed, because the audience would not bother to read them
- grecy 3y agoI kept getting lost in the diversions so much I felt they took away from the story. I'd love to read a version with them all removed. I feel like it would be 1/4 as long.
- lupusreal 3y agoThere are a lot of abridged versions available, but I can't recommend them. I read one when I was a young teen and was left unimpressed.
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