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# Moby-Dick: or, The Whale (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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Review: I know so many whale facts...all my friends are super impressed with how much I know about whales. - I love this book! I really wanted a new copy after years of hanging onto my poor annotated copy from school. This version is striking! Cover is dramatic with beautiful artwork, while the pages inside are super soft paper, and easy print to read. Buy this book.
Review: "I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts" - Having reached the mid-life point, I didn't "get around to" reading MOBY-DICK until just recently. I'm certainly glad that I finally stopped putting it off. Herman Melville's work is truly one of the most amazing books I have read. As others have pointed out here, it's not always an easy read, but it is well worth devoting time to. Indeed, I approached it as if it were an artisan cheese or a fine glass of wine; I ingested it slowly, savoring it over a period of months. MOBY-DICK is told (mostly) through the eyes of a seaman ("Call me Ishmael"), beginning with his journey to Nantucket to find a job on a whaler and then continuing with his voyage on the Pequod. The initial chapters (minus the introductory matter) are somewhat misleading in that they employ a traditional narrative structure--quite amusingly describing Ishmael's first encounter with the cannibal harpooner Queequeg--and the unaware reader who enjoys this initial rollicking ride may be disappointed with the "digressions" that follow. Once the Pequod sets sail, the narrative adopts the rhythm of a voyage, i.e., long days at sea, labor-intensive with respect to the upkeep of the vessel, but otherwise dull, interspersed with heart-stopping whaling and welcome encounters with other ships. This pattern of life at sea is reflected in the book's structure in this way: the long, uneventful days lend time to the narrator to present the history, science, and art of whales and whaling, while the whaling and ship encounters brings the narration back to a more-or-less (and often less) traditional narrative structure. The core story is well known, and would be familiar even to those who haven't much other knowledge of the work. (Anyone who's seen or read JAWS would recognize the story.) A psychologically scarred and physically mutilated man, Ahab, the captain of the Pequod, is obsessed with exacting retribution against the highly dangerous white whale that made him a cripple, not to mention killing many other men. His loyal first mate, Starbuck, tries to reason with him, but Ahab is unable to respond to reason; Ahab feels that he is acting out a preordained role. MOBY-DICK, which was first published in 1851, is a surprisingly modern work. Melville explores the story using multiple perspectives and various literary devices, most notably inserting chapters written as scenes in a play. An example of this can be observed beginning with Chapter 36, "The Quarter-Deck": This is a seminal chapter in that in it Captain Ahab explains the Pequod's true mission--to kill Moby-Dick--and his personal motivation for doing it: "Aye, Starbuck; aye, my hearties all round; it was Moby-Dick that dismasted me..." Chapters 37-40, which are given sequential temporal titles ("Sunset," "Dusk," "First Night Watch," "Midnight") provide reflections on Ahab's speech to the crew from the perspective of three of the main characters, Ahab, Starbuck and Stubb; these are followed by a chapter written like a script of a musical play and which involves a number of crewmen. There is, in short, considerable exploration of and experimentation in narrative forms. What I found particularly moving were the small, almost painterly touches in Melville's writing, such as the image of a hawk in the far distance dropping Ahab's hat into the sea (Chapter 130, "The Hat"). Also delighting the reader are the intensely cinematic moments, e.g., Starbuck, standing outside Ahab's door and full of angst, ponders murderous thoughts while handling a musket (Chapter 123 "The Musket"). MOBY-DICK is a fabulous piece of art and is veritable literature worthwhile reading.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #7,990 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Sea Stories #75 in Classic Literature & Fiction #169 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 14,752 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I know so many whale facts...all my friends are super impressed with how much I know about whales.
*by B***N on January 21, 2026*

I love this book! I really wanted a new copy after years of hanging onto my poor annotated copy from school. This version is striking! Cover is dramatic with beautiful artwork, while the pages inside are super soft paper, and easy print to read. Buy this book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts"
*by M***N on July 24, 2008*

Having reached the mid-life point, I didn't "get around to" reading MOBY-DICK until just recently. I'm certainly glad that I finally stopped putting it off. Herman Melville's work is truly one of the most amazing books I have read. As others have pointed out here, it's not always an easy read, but it is well worth devoting time to. Indeed, I approached it as if it were an artisan cheese or a fine glass of wine; I ingested it slowly, savoring it over a period of months. MOBY-DICK is told (mostly) through the eyes of a seaman ("Call me Ishmael"), beginning with his journey to Nantucket to find a job on a whaler and then continuing with his voyage on the Pequod. The initial chapters (minus the introductory matter) are somewhat misleading in that they employ a traditional narrative structure--quite amusingly describing Ishmael's first encounter with the cannibal harpooner Queequeg--and the unaware reader who enjoys this initial rollicking ride may be disappointed with the "digressions" that follow. Once the Pequod sets sail, the narrative adopts the rhythm of a voyage, i.e., long days at sea, labor-intensive with respect to the upkeep of the vessel, but otherwise dull, interspersed with heart-stopping whaling and welcome encounters with other ships. This pattern of life at sea is reflected in the book's structure in this way: the long, uneventful days lend time to the narrator to present the history, science, and art of whales and whaling, while the whaling and ship encounters brings the narration back to a more-or-less (and often less) traditional narrative structure. The core story is well known, and would be familiar even to those who haven't much other knowledge of the work. (Anyone who's seen or read JAWS would recognize the story.) A psychologically scarred and physically mutilated man, Ahab, the captain of the Pequod, is obsessed with exacting retribution against the highly dangerous white whale that made him a cripple, not to mention killing many other men. His loyal first mate, Starbuck, tries to reason with him, but Ahab is unable to respond to reason; Ahab feels that he is acting out a preordained role. MOBY-DICK, which was first published in 1851, is a surprisingly modern work. Melville explores the story using multiple perspectives and various literary devices, most notably inserting chapters written as scenes in a play. An example of this can be observed beginning with Chapter 36, "The Quarter-Deck": This is a seminal chapter in that in it Captain Ahab explains the Pequod's true mission--to kill Moby-Dick--and his personal motivation for doing it: "Aye, Starbuck; aye, my hearties all round; it was Moby-Dick that dismasted me..." Chapters 37-40, which are given sequential temporal titles ("Sunset," "Dusk," "First Night Watch," "Midnight") provide reflections on Ahab's speech to the crew from the perspective of three of the main characters, Ahab, Starbuck and Stubb; these are followed by a chapter written like a script of a musical play and which involves a number of crewmen. There is, in short, considerable exploration of and experimentation in narrative forms. What I found particularly moving were the small, almost painterly touches in Melville's writing, such as the image of a hawk in the far distance dropping Ahab's hat into the sea (Chapter 130, "The Hat"). Also delighting the reader are the intensely cinematic moments, e.g., Starbuck, standing outside Ahab's door and full of angst, ponders murderous thoughts while handling a musket (Chapter 123 "The Musket"). MOBY-DICK is a fabulous piece of art and is veritable literature worthwhile reading.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not a bad book, all told.
*by A***R on November 29, 2012*

The book that I read was Moby Dick, by Herman Melville. This book is about a young man named Ishmael who wanted to go whaling. He was appointed sailor to the Pequod, the best whaling ship in New England which was led by renowned Captain Ahab. Once at sea Ahab did not show himself for many days, although Ishmael would hear him walking about the deck at night. As time passed, the ship had killed its fine share of whales, but one day Captain Ahab appeared on the ships deck and told the crew to look for a white whale. Captain Ahab told the crew to hunt the great white whale Moby Dick. Some years back Captain Ahab came across this white whale on a voyage; he and his crew tried to kill it but Moby Dick was too powerful for them, ripping off Captain Ahab’s leg. Since then, Ahab has been seeking revenge on the white whale on each and every whaling trip. So the Pequod set sail in search for Moby Dick. Along the way, the Pequod met other ships that reported seeing the white whale. Ahab wanted this whale badly enough to offer a gold doubloon to the first person to spot Moby Dick. Ahab even offered his share of the ship’s profit to the crew if they killed Moby Dick. Once the ship finally found the white whale, the Pequod and its crew put up a long battle against Moby Dick, using all the harpoons and spears they had. In the end, though, Moby Dick destroyed the Pequod and sent Captain Ahab along with his men down into the abyss. This book contained some notable messages. One was probably to never overestimate your abilities. Captain Ahab believed that he and the Pequod would easily overpower Moby Dick, only to find the opposite to be true, for in the end the whale was much stronger than they were. Kober 2 There are numerous major themes in this book, revenge being one of them. Years earlier, Captain Ahab lost his leg to Moby Dick, setting him on a course of revenge, leading to his final demise. Another important theme in Moby Dick is Fate versus Free Will. Clearly, Ahab thinks that he is destined to kill Moby Dick, only to eventually discovery differently. Finally, madness ominously runs thoughout the book. What I liked about this book is that is was very descriptive, making it easy to visualize the various scenes in the book. The story line was quite good I thought and made me want to keep reading to see what happens next, however the main story does not kick in until about halfway through book. I believe if someone is interested in stories about whaling and the sea, then this book is made for them. There are great descriptions about the whaling towns, and the ocean. Overall I give this book four stars.

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