Well, I did it!My seven-month #slowread of Moby-Dick is officially done and dusted.If you've ever wondered if you should make the time to read this classic chunkster, then I say yea!And I cannot recommend highly enough the #slowread approach.Moby-Dick is improved and enhanced by taking your time.The Atlantic | Aug 20, 2013 | David GilbertYou … Continue reading Moby-Dick | Herman Melville #Classic
Here we are folks.The end. Finis!This is my final Moby-Dick chapter post. There will also be, in the next few days, my final book response post, when I can work out how on earth to sum up this extraordinary reading experience.For now, let me say just how much I've enjoyed this #slowread journey.To Reese, Rick, … Continue reading Moby-Dick Chapters 131 – Epilogue
It's hard to believe, but after 6 months and 3 weeks, we are now into the final week of our #slowread #MobyDickReadalong. I'm going to miss this book. A lot.Before I get all nostalgic and sentimental, I will jump into the next lot of chapters. Surely, this is the week we will finally confront Moby-Dick … Continue reading Moby-Dick Chapters 121 – 130
Ch 111: The PacificA quick chapter for Ishmael to wax lyrical about the 'serene Pacific'.Everyone else may be feeling serene and meditative, but Ahab is 'purpose intensified' - where's that whale?!Ch 112: The BlacksmithThis is one of those diversionary chapters that Melville loves so much.The tragic back story of Perth, the blacksmith.A man ruined by … Continue reading Moby-Dick Chapters 111 – 120
I only have 35 more Moby-Dick chapters to write up and a handful of chapters left to read.I'm going to miss these posts and my time with Ishmael. But the end is in sight. Soon Ishmael and I will part company, and I will have to find a new obsession!Perhaps this is the post we will finally … Continue reading Moby-Dick Chapters 101 – 110
Biography:Since my last post I've read a biography called Herman Melville - Mariner and Mystic by Raymond Melbourne Weaver. It was a fairly lacklustre, uninspiring bio in the end. It was a straight down the line linear look at Melville's life, as one might expect from a book first published in 1921. There was a lot … Continue reading Moby-Dick – Chapters 91 – 100
Three more of these posts, and I will have caught up to my reading schedule! I had really hoped to read an authoritative bio about Melville during this time, but I can see the days, weeks and months slipping by...and here we are, suddenly, on the brink of February, with only 17 chapters to go.Ch … Continue reading Moby-Dick Chapters 81 – 90
It's time to climb aboard the SS Pequod once again to catch up on my Moby-Dick (mis)adventures. Despite a week of watery mishaps and visitors on the bridge, I've managed to stay abreast of my 4-5 chapters each week, however the blogging schedule is woefully aground.Time to grasp the tiller firmly and head out into … Continue reading Moby-Dick Chapters 71 – 80
Oh boy! Is my Moby-Dick blogging behind schedule! Thankfully, my reading schedule has stayed pretty much spot on the entire time, though - a testament to not only the utterly absorbing storytelling, but also the pleasure of a #slowreading schedule.In an attempt to get caught up, I will post ten chapters at a time. Curiously, … Continue reading Moby-Dick Chapters 61 – 70
Earl Livings is a Melbourne based poet. His first book of poetry, Further Than Night (Bystander Press), was published in 2000.An acrostic poem uses the first letter of each to line to spell out a message, or in this case, the title of a book and it's various characters.It's a little bit of fun to get … Continue reading A Poem for Thursday Moby-Dick
Thanks to my AusReadingMonth posting schedule, the Moby-Dick blogging timetable has suffered. To do a little catch up, I will merge two Moby-Dick chapter posts into one.Chapter 50: Ahab’s Boat and Crew • FedallahFlask & Stubb discuss the unusual nature of Ahab going out in his own boat, crewed by a group of unknown men … Continue reading Moby-Dick Chapters 50 – 60
Articles:The Endless Depths of Moby-Dick Symbolism by Joe Fassler 20 Aug 2013 basically tells us that there is so much symbolism in Moby-Dick as to render it meaningless! However his discussion with David Gilbert, a self-professed lover of Moby-Dick, reflects exactly what I'm enjoying (or more precisely, feeling smug about) our #slowread. You cannot read this book … Continue reading Moby-Dick Chapters 45 – 49
