tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post7997984262993632983..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville: Chapters One through FiftyKaren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-25074049691698216112014-07-06T16:14:34.638-04:002014-07-06T16:14:34.638-04:00I think there's something to that. :)I think there's something to that. :)Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-5675606186467868642014-07-03T03:41:58.299-04:002014-07-03T03:41:58.299-04:00I'm behind on this read too because of all of ...I'm behind on this read too because of all of the asides. I feel like the Ahab/Moby Dick story is actually secondary to Ishmael's need to tell us everything he knows about whales, the ocean, boats, people, and everything else he's ever learned. It's hard to read in long stretches but I'm sticking with it!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-83907560569525500652014-07-02T11:39:50.567-04:002014-07-02T11:39:50.567-04:00I have read Moby Dick--I did it on my own about 15...I have read Moby Dick--I did it on my own about 15 years ago, and like you, wish that I had read it in school, college not high school, as I think I would have appreciated it more. I remember really liking some parts and finding others tedious...sort of like the sailing adventure itself!<br /><br />I can't say I feel the need to reread, though I might like to do a "Best of" thumb through :)JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-11739125651393551292014-07-02T11:12:25.471-04:002014-07-02T11:12:25.471-04:00I read Moby Dick a few years ago (a friend challen...I read Moby Dick a few years ago (a friend challenged me) and I really liked it half of the time and really hated it the other half.<br />But I felt so proud to have actually read it through that it was worth the time.Rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675286577484698201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-69513771956590897082014-07-02T07:11:04.356-04:002014-07-02T07:11:04.356-04:00I usually do well with long books and have read Mo...I usually do well with long books and have read Moby Dick, but have not yet finished In Search of Lost Time or Dance to the Music of Time. Both of them are really a series of related novels, so after finishing one I lose momentum to move on to the next. Other reading calls. In Moby Dick or War and Peace or Bleak House, the narrative is more continuous and I get hooked.<br /><br />I think that Moby Dick is at least three stories: Ishmael's story, Ahab's story, and the whale's story. (I come down on the side of the whale.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-85341555066779871002014-07-01T20:33:00.482-04:002014-07-01T20:33:00.482-04:00A Dance to the Music of Time is on my TBR list too...A Dance to the Music of Time is on my TBR list too, but I'm putting it off for awhile, simply because I'd have to get it from the library -- I need to make more progress with my own TBR shelves first. <br /><br />I have read the entire Song of Fire and Ice series, the first three were the best, in my opinion. A Feast for Crows was pretty good, not my favorite, but I was disappointed in the last volume. I just couldn't wait for the library waiting list and copies at Costco were really reasonably priced so I couldn't resist. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-28737019062856051142014-07-01T20:30:26.161-04:002014-07-01T20:30:26.161-04:00Yes, most people seem to love it or hate it. So f...Yes, most people seem to love it or hate it. So far I'm on the fence. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-42602514001686346612014-06-30T16:11:11.155-04:002014-06-30T16:11:11.155-04:00I have never read Moby Dick, though I have heard f...I have never read Moby Dick, though I have heard from many that it is not as daunting as it might seem. <br /><br />The number of pages isn’t typically a consideration for me; I like big books (and I cannot lie). And I have read more than a few short books that seemingly took forever to finish.<br /><br />I am a bit stuck on the forth movement of The Dance to the Music of Time, however, which is 12 short books or four long books or one huge book, however you want to look at it. I fairly raced through the first three movements, but haven’t been able to get excited about the last one. <br /><br />Also, I do want to continue to read the Song of Fire and Ice series, and I have checked out the third book from the library twice now and returned it unread. I keep thinking I need to own a copy and then I will really start it…then I think that I am being silly because while I like the series, I have no intention of re-reading it so why buy a copy. So I dither and it remains unread by me.<br />Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-79996950484616539812014-06-30T10:26:49.152-04:002014-06-30T10:26:49.152-04:00Oh I am so impressed! Moby Dick has been on my to...Oh I am so impressed! Moby Dick has been on my to-read list forever. Yes I am one of those. As you mentioned I have received advice....it is the best book I have ever read....it is the worst book I have ever read. Maybe one day! Enjoy!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285041048746416249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-2736381773012214432014-06-30T08:19:10.097-04:002014-06-30T08:19:10.097-04:00I still haven't tried Monte Cristo yet -- I wo...I still haven't tried Monte Cristo yet -- I would definitely have to break it up between other books myself! However, I do tend to have several books going at the same time anyway. Listening to the audio of Moby-Dick does make me wish I could get on a boat! Too bad I'm completely landlocked. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-19377527984227053522014-06-30T08:07:11.216-04:002014-06-30T08:07:11.216-04:00I've only ever read parts of Moby Dick, in hig...I've only ever read parts of Moby Dick, in high school. My nephew-in-law, Brian, who used to sail with my husband, re-reads it every few years. I'm 1100 pages into The Count of Monte Cristo (1462 pages) and that's taken me several months. The story's great, but I have to take breaks to read other things. I'd love to read Remembrance of Things Past, which I've started several times. I'm a mood reader, though, and it's hard to sustain the mood for long books.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-4930207450991781062014-06-29T15:06:45.810-04:002014-06-29T15:06:45.810-04:00It's better than I imagined, but I feel like I...It's better than I imagined, but I feel like I haven't learned that much about Ishmael yet. He's an elusive character, and I hope I learn more about him by the end of the book. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-51161171177502875832014-06-29T11:55:40.315-04:002014-06-29T11:55:40.315-04:00I am surprised by how much I'm enjoying Moby-D...I am surprised by how much I'm enjoying Moby-Dick. I am reading it at a slow pace. I pick it up when I am in the mood and put it down when I feel that I have read enough. I am welcoming the digressions. Ismael really interests me as a character. I really value his tastes and opinions. Ishmael is the reason why I read Moby-Dick. That being said, I'm sure that I will be dreaming of sperm whales for months to come. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com