tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post5186516554090001953..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Moby-Dick Chapters 41 - 44Bronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-44133154021351665842019-10-22T22:32:41.082+11:002019-10-22T22:32:41.082+11:00Fascinating post! I'm at Chapter 80 or so, and...Fascinating post! I'm at Chapter 80 or so, and have stopped posting until I am more in line with the group. It's hard for me not to just finish a book once I begin; I have loved this one! Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-61420546289127266592019-10-19T20:53:01.952+11:002019-10-19T20:53:01.952+11:00Amazing illustrations - I love the white/black/red...Amazing illustrations - I love the white/black/red imagery, although I know it was also used very successfully by the Nazis.Marina Sofiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251903359649828285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-30628727570938283592019-10-19T16:05:20.998+11:002019-10-19T16:05:20.998+11:00I am hoping to do a post on MD next week. I am sti...I am hoping to do a post on MD next week. I am still shocked by how much I am enjoying this book that has been on my "books I fear" list!Laurie @ RelevantObscurityhttp://relevantobscurity.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-1681464769141628582019-10-19T08:06:26.394+11:002019-10-19T08:06:26.394+11:00I confess I had to google the book reference you m...I confess I had to google the book reference you made, but I found that the book was a baseball novel about the Westish College HARPOONERS, whose mascot was MELVILLE and the main characters surname was SKRIMSHANDER. Moby-Dick is everywhere :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-82412594572896458622019-10-19T04:59:35.104+11:002019-10-19T04:59:35.104+11:00This isn't one that I've been particularly...This isn't one that I've been particularly tempted to read (whaling stories in general, but the length of this one too) but I can imagine a readalong would make it a much more enjoyable experience. IIRC the campus novel The Art of Fielding has a fair bit of Moby-Dick-ish-ness in it (at least I remember being briefly tempted to read it back when that was new and I'd enjoyed it). Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.com