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oftalone90's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
It’s BIZARRE.
Melville’s style switches, Jekyll and Hyde-esque. There are the parts that tell the story of the hunt for Moby Dick (which are well written, few and far between and odd. If I’d have been told Melville was on hallucinogenic drugs when writing these bits, I wouldn’t be surprised) and then there are the parts that would be better placed in a non-chron about whales. Who cares about cetology, or fossils, or why sperm whales are called sperm whales?
I only got through this book by listening to it on The Big Read. I’d never have made it through if I actually had to read it all. Chop out the unnecessary bits and it would be less than 200 pages.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
isabella_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Racism
krista_lm's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, and Racism
mindins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal death
Minor: Racism and Cannibalism
franzi_m's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
theologize's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Blood
ccpetrikas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Racial slurs, and Racism
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Slavery, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Alcohol
Minor: Antisemitism and Grief
voilajean's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death and Racism
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Antisemitism
catmisae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal death and Racism