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Old Jun 01, 2016, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by unaluna View Post
Maybe it will inspire me to finally read the story of the big white whale. Moby you know what
I would prefer not to.
The only Melville I could slog through was Bartleby the Scrivener. And, if not for the impressive passive aggressiveness of Bartleby, even that would have been tough going.
I skimmed Moby D and could not for the life of me figure out what the big deal was. Ahab just needed to drink some calming chamomile tea and get a grip (or to follow group wisdom here - talk to his therapist about how the whale made him feel). Melville needed an editor.
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Thanks for this!
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