# Opinions on this top 10 books list? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [May 6, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-this-top-10-books-list/1029839 "2026-05-06T14:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 47
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This post revolutionized Moby Dick for me: > [@I'm reading "Moby Dick" for the first time ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-reading-moby-dick-for-the-first-time-ever/694173/17): > > Last year, someone convinced a bunch of famous people to do a reading a chapter each. They released a reading every day. I read it for the first time along with the recordings. [The recordings of the chapters are here at the "Moby Dick Big Read](http://www.mobydickbigread.com/). I rather enjoyed the book. Someone also gave me the hint to read it like it was some guy’s blog. It really works that way. Sometimes the blogger tells you about his day, sometimes he gets lost in his own thoughts about the biology of whales - but he… Really, the whole thread is great. > [@I'm reading "Moby Dick" for the first time ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-reading-moby-dick-for-the-first-time-ever/694173): > > 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… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-this-top-10-books-list/1029839)._