tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post6306936960406664811..comments2023-07-01T01:52:41.798-07:00Comments on Guys Lit Wire: Why Read Moby-Dick?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-88317068137056807662012-08-10T16:53:11.638-07:002012-08-10T16:53:11.638-07:00I've read Moby-Dick three times, although I ca...I've read Moby-Dick three times, although I can't remember if one of those times included the audio book version during a long, loooooong car trip, or it that was a fourth time.<br /><br />This summer I realized something; it IS the American Bible. The mix of genres is exactly like the Bible: adventure stories, lot of attention to how the world ought to be, lots of chasing after evil. Not quite as much poetry or sex, however!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-43841979652973293332012-08-10T13:37:56.165-07:002012-08-10T13:37:56.165-07:00I'm glad I wasn't forced to read Moby Dick...I'm glad I wasn't forced to read Moby Dick. I read it a couple years ago, and, like you said, slowly found vivid the world Melville had constructed.<br /><br />A great novel, no question.gonovicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731194400029298160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-122323690504403792012-08-10T12:08:24.124-07:002012-08-10T12:08:24.124-07:00Thanks for the advice.
I've had Moby Dick sit...Thanks for the advice.<br /><br />I've had Moby Dick sitting on my shelf for years and keep thinking about picking it up next but usually lean towards "lighter fare" instead.<br /><br />Maybe this will be the year I give it a go. :)Okiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393689307300304035noreply@blogger.com