Typee
by Herman Melville
Taste attributes: adventurehistoricaldramafastfresh & originallinearglossybig & variedfish out of water/culture clashall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA wide-ranging adventure novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Open Library rating
3.7 / 5
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About This Book
At one time the most popular of Melville's works, Typee was known as a travelogue that idealized and romanticized a mysterious South Sea island for readers in the ruthless, industrial, "civilized" world of the nineteenth century.
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- Author
- Herman Melville
- Published
- 1846
- Pages
- 332
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- Open Library
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