Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

Review of Moby Dick by Herman Melville

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       To review Melville's great classic MOBY DICK (THE WHALE)  as a story with an activating circumstance, plot details, climax and denouement is to do it a grave disservice.  This book evokes all the emotion and pride of a whaler; to Ishmael, the narrator, the whale is a magnificent creature he clearly admires and reveres.  The details describing whaling, whalers, and whales help give this novel the memory-inducing  scope, searing it into my mind.  There are moments in the description of whales which brought tears to my eyes.  Ishmael brings life to one of Melville's main reasons for writing MOBY DICK, which should be more aptly be referred to by its other name THE WHALE.  If you want a quick read, this is not the book for you.  If, however, you wish to experience one of the truly great classic American novels, this is well worth your time.

Moby Dick by Herman Melville was reviewed by Christina Barchak

       This book is completely unreadable. I would hardly even consider this a novel, It is more of a text book for all type of absurd listing of diffent type of whale attributes. I would say out of the 135 chapters only 20 chapters have any type of story to it whatsoever. There is one entire chapter dedicated to whether or not the spray out of the blow hole is indeed water or vapor, and if i remember correctly he was unable to conclude what it was. If you want an instructional pamphlet on how to whale or want to be bored out of your mind this is the book for you. As for the tiny portion that was a story it was ok not bad. From the first few chapters of this book I was truly hopeful there is so much potential for a great novel but, it turns out this book did nothing but disappoint and bore me. If you have to read this book please save yourself by only reading the abridged version.

Moby Dick by Herman Melville was reviewed by Shannon

       Call me Ishmael.  One of the most famous opening lines in the history of literature, Moby-Dick addresses a multitude of concepts and struggles, from good versus evil, idealism versus pragmatism, to the nature of God and man's place in the world.  Obsessed with the creature that took his leg, Captain Ahab sets sail from Nantucket aboard the Pequod with the aforementioned Ishmael and crew in search of the White Whale.  Ahab is of singular purpose, driven by revenge and interested in nothing else but the discovery and destruction of Moby Dick.  The middle of the book is probably the most difficult to get through, since it focuses a great deal on just about everything to with whales and cetology, from the mythology of the leviathans to its anatomy, bone structure, classifications and the like, and doesn't really have much to do with the plot.  But the beginning and end are very satisfying, a beautifully written work that is worth the effort

Moby Dick by Herman Melville was reviewed by Mike.

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