This version of the book has been reviewed in English(364), Portuguese(2), French(1), Hebrew(1) by readers.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-11-22 23:50:34.
(Language: English)
 
Best book ever written.
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Ted posted a review at 2009-11-10 20:57:30.
(Language: English)
This edition has nice big print for my aging eyes. And its cheaper than the more attractive (and smaller print) Penguin edition. And it is full of the familiar Melville craziness.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-11-07 09:36:42.
(Language: English)
Great story and a nice introduction to cetology to boot. Awesome. And Melville had a nice sense of humor, which most people don't realize. Check it out.
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Dan posted a review at 2009-11-06 14:03:58.
(Language: English)
 
This book ages well- It is still engaging all these decades later!
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Sarah posted a review at 2009-10-17 06:55:40.
(Language: English)
The funny thing about this book is that is it absolutely amazing; but there are definately some parts which you either have to take humourously, or just get bored with. A LOT of information on whaling, and also some whaling taxology, with a side of some very strange theories regarding Albino creatures. Nevertheless, the beginning and the end are just so tremendously ground-shaking that this book still manages to be a definate winner. Read it, if you have the time, because you really will need time for this one.
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Cleber S. Soares posted a review at 2009-10-07 15:21:38.
(Language: Portuguese)
muito bom esse clássico, todos tem q ler um dia!
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Ayn posted a review at 2009-09-11 04:10:41.
(Language: English)
Loved this book! Some sections are overly detailed and tedious, but the philosophical truths to be found in these pages.... Wonderful. It is a coming-of-age story that starts with a young man who finds himself full of anxious energy and philosophical ideals who decides to take a risky job to get away from it all, and ends up wrapped up in a whaling captain's mad journey for revenge. The young man's unlikely friend is a pure-hearted savage who proves the cliché that many things are more than meets the eye. One of the most hysterically funny books if one pays attention, Moby Dick is a must-read. If the long sentences and complex sentence structures throw off your reading rhythm, try an audio book! Frank Muller has done a wonderful version, complete with character voices and all. Many libraries carry this version on CD!
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Thersites posted a review at 2009-07-26 15:58:32.
(Language: English)
It's about a whale...I think it's white.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-07-09 14:35:31.
(Language: Hebrew)
כמה שניסיתי- לא הצלחתי לקרוא
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Jason posted a review at 2009-07-09 09:22:28.
(Language: English)
Although the writing can be dense it is not impenetrable. I actually took out time to read a children's edition during the time I was reading this. It has also been said that this book is filled with a great deal of symbolism if you're into that kind of thing. There is also a great amount of fact about whales, whaling, and ships. However, ultimately there is a great adventure contained in this book from a time that has passed that should not be missed.
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