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"And, yes, what would Moby-Dick be without the digressions? " A book more people read, I'd wager. And, no, more authors should not digress, except for those w
by readthenotes1 3y ago
"And, yes, what would Moby-Dick be without the digressions? "
A book more people read, I'd wager.
And, no, more authors should not digress, except for those writing a piece that people will be talking about for hundreds of years.
- lupusreal 3y agoFar fewer people would read it I think, because the book wouldn't be touted in the first place. The abridged versions are widely available today specifically because the original is recognized as great yet filters many readers. If one of the abridged versions was the original, I think nobody today would have heard of it.