Classic Books Which Live Up To Their Reputation

[susan]

I'm reading "Moby Dick" for the first time ever

For some reason, I assumed I had read been tormented with this book in high school like a lot of posters here have described. Last week, I realized “Hey, I don’t think I’ve ever read it. I’ve only seen the movies.” So I’m reading it right now on the Gutenberg website. At the moment, I’m about a third of the way through. Here are some comments: Wow, it reads like a much more modern novel than it is. It was written in 1851, I think? And he’s frequently playing with the language more like a…

This is a lovely thread about Moby-Dick. It includes the helpful suggestion to read it like your friend Ishmael’s blog.