Moby-Dick or, the Whale
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- Oct 18, 1851
- #Literature #Adventure
"It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar wind blows through it, and birds of prey hover over it."
So Melville wrote of his...
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Number of Pages: 654
ISBN: 0142437247
ISBN-13: 9780142437247
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Malik, Number One Gene Wolfe Fan @malikvallo
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Sep 6, 2022
- Answered to What's your favorite book that's over 600 pages?
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Leslie Pietrzyk @lesliepwriter
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Sep 6, 2022
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Haha...but I did just reread AK and it's fantastic! Otherwise, not sure how long PORTRAIT OF A LADY is, but I was surprised at how well it had aged since undergrad days. And MOBY-DICK is the best post-modern novel out there. Happy reading!
Jesse Post @Jesse_Post
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Sep 6, 2022
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Whenever this comes up at the bookstore I like to recommend SWANN'S WAY by Marcel Proust, which is way more ebullient and entertaining than we all think it is! And I'll be the 19th vote in this thread for MOBY DICK. 馃槃 馃惓