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by: Herman Melville
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.3
EAN: 9780142437247
ISBN: 0142437247
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 720
Publication Date: December 31, 2002
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Sales Rank: 7514
Studio: Penguin Classics
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Written with wonderfully redemptive humor, Moby-Dick is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself.
Introduction by Andrew Delbanco
Explanatory Commentary by Tom Quirk
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Rating:  - DON"T BUY PENGUIN VERSION
the modern library classics version is far superior !!!! for the amazing illustrations by rockwell kent truly enhance the experience (as does the font size and spacing)
Rating:  - Does not deserve boring rep
Among the musty old Classics, this book is surprisingly entertaining. I found the sections on whaling to be fascinating. I don't understand why some consider it "grueling" or "hard work" to get through it. Don't approach it as a Classic; rather, enjoy an amazing story written by a terrific storyteller. Afterwards, ponder the profundity of what you have read.
The Norton Critical Edition has the most useful footnotes for casual readers.
Rating: - The Great American Novel
Simply put, this is a must read. Herman Melville's _Moby Dick_ received largely unfavorable reviews at the time of publication, and it never brought Melville literary acclaim during his lifetime. It was not until critics rediscovered the novel in the 1920s that it began to be viewed as a masterpiece and the apotheosis of the Great American Novel.
My own reception of the book, back in my high school days, paralleled its treatment by the literary establishment. While I enjoyed portions ... Read More
Rating: - Let the whale live....and kill me instead!
Moby Dick is a classic....a book that you'd have to have lived in a cave on a remote island for your entire life to have not at least heard the name of.
The book has sat on my bookshelf, as part of a series of classic novels I had been given, for some time now. I always knew that 'someday' I'd open it and read it...being one of those 'I really should read it at some point' books.
Apparently I enjoyed this book a lot less than many others who have read it and reviewed it here....because ... Read More
Rating: - Everyone should carefully read Moby-Dick
There is a direct correlation between time spent reading this book and respect for the work. Those who don't want to spend many hours on this book will not appreciate it. Those forced to read it for a class will resent it. Those who skip lots of chapters and go straight to the action will be dissatisfied with it. But those who read this book thoroughly will respect it.
I chose the word "respect" because I can't say that I "love" it. I have very conflicted feelings about it. There are flaws with this ... Read More
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