Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
Taste attributes: adventuredramaanimalshistoricalvehiclesslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questself destruction/implosionhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA fresh, weighty adventure novel: expansive and unsavoury. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
"Command the murderous chalices! Drink ye harpooners! Drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow -- Death to Moby Dick!" So Captain Ahab binds his crew to fulfil his obsession -- the destruction of the great white whale. Under his lordly but maniacal command the Pequod's commercial mission is perverted to one of vengeance.
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- Author
- Herman Melville
- Published
- 1851
- Pages
- 453
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