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Title: Long? Yes, but worth every word
Review: What in our own lives is a monster whale? What would we foolishly die for?Those and other ponderous questions are the drive of Melville's message.Summed up? Big whale. One man chases whale, bringing others with him. Catches whale, but not until after whale rips apart boat. Problem is whale is stronger than the man and drags him into the sea.I've given away nothing. The suspense is not in not knowing what will happen, but in how Melville tells it.Readers without the patience to enjoy an active psychological drama will be bored, but try to see past the drudging of sea life and into the souls of each character.Man vs. man? Man vs. nature? Man vs. God? Hard call which this is, but it is all of those conflicts wrapped into one.I fully recommend this book.Anthony Trendl
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