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What are you reading this week? [6/18/23] (kbin.social)
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What book is currently on your nightstand? How do you like it? Would you recommend it to others?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Some might suggest Moby Dick is, umm, not really about whaling.

It’s also 170 years old and was a commercial failure even then, so you’re not really alone.

[–] Sonemonkey 3 points 2 years ago

Yes, the metaphor is impossible to miss and the story itself is actually enjoyable.

On the other hand, did we need a 60 page digression on the color white? What about on how whales are taxinomically classified? About how whales are cleaned/gutted? About how whaling is a noble profession fit for kings?

The list goes on.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

As someone who has never read it, what exactly is it thought to really be about?