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Title: Flawed but long and enjoyable
Review: Una has a long interesting life, some of which involves being Ahab's wife, which makes for a novel that, despite its length, I wanted more of. Who did not wonder what life had in store for Una and her third "husband"? The novel is flawed--too preachy (ills of slavery, religion, antifeminism, homosexuality), too flowery (the initial verse on her pregnacy loss almost lost me too), too obsessed with "famous folk of the time" (Emerson et al)--but she was so interesting and the novel so full of detail about whaling life in the 1800's, that I was disappointed when it ended on the cusp of her new "marriage".This novel is not a true work of literature, but I did find it truly enjoying. It is not Moby Dick, but I did find this "account" of Ahab's wife moving and provoking.I thought it was truly an enjoyable read, despite its flaws..and I cannot say that for many novels. I look forward to the author writing again with less preaching and more focusing for a truly wonderful novel.
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