Moby Dick - Herman Melville

Moby Dick

ByHerman Melville

  • Release Date: 1851-10-17
  • Genre: Classics
Score: 4
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From 2,733 Ratings

Description

An Apple Books Classic edition.

Herman Melville’s classic begins with one of the most famous opening lines in world literature: “Call me Ishmael.” Moby Dick was a commercial failure when it was first published in 1851, but during the 20th century, the book’s reputation grew and grew.

The novel features a memorable cast of characters, in particular the ivory-legged Captain Ahab, who lost a limb to the gargantuan white whale named Moby Dick. Now, Ahab’s sole obsession is hunting down the sea creature to exact his revenge. Heedless of warnings, Ahab risks ship and crew in his maniacal pursuit, bearing out Melville’s observation that ”there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.”

Reviews

  • Ugh.

    1
    By john5.19
    Perhaps 35% story, if I’m generous, Melville’s work is mostly a lecture on whaling, at least when it’s not a bloated soliloquy rendered in purple prose. Huge disappointment. Rather pointless. And not uplifting in the least. It’s not even entertaining. Why did I waste my time reading it? Ugh.
  • The awakening of Ahab.

    5
    By Nissen Family
    Beautiful and terrifying, makes me wish I could hear more from Melville. So onto his other books. And those of his friends. Thankful to have discovered this gem.
  • Overvalued

    2
    By Panal sucio
    Not worth 800 pages maybe 100
  • Cure for insomnia!!

    1
    By Just slice it
    Story could have been told in 300 pages or less. Author continuously rambles on and on. Characters talking to themselves for pages, not to mention all the mind numbing history of every character, ship, whale and even the crotch for the harpoon has a brief chapter. The categories and all species of whales along with the total anatomy of whales and the uses of the various whale body parts. Leviathan, monomaniac and pious are some words repeatedly over used. Boring
  • Save yourself

    1
    By It's me petey
    Impenetrable and devoid of pleasure. Good first sentence. Each subsequent line is worse. Don’t go down with this ship.
  • Incomplete

    1
    By iosnopes
    I downloaded this and it starts at chapter 1. The forward and introductory material—written by Melville, an essential part of the book—are missing.
  • Snoozer

    2
    By freedomgrenade
    The prose is too shiny for my taste.
  • Waited too long

    5
    By JFRitchie
    At age 80, I can admit that I should have read this classic 65 years ago. No excuse, but trying to make amends for the folly of youth.
    Joe
  • SKILL ISSUE

    1
    By ffokker
    That man has a skill issue just shoot the whale
  • Chapter 1

    3
    By dragon lover 24258
    Call me Ishmael

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