That's for the earworm I got from the book's title.
OTOH, how can they draw a parallel between this book and Moby Dick? MD is an encyclopedia article about whales and the men who hunted them. Ahab's passion for the titular cetacean, while based in madness, is relatable. Serial rapists? Murderers? Sadists? If anyone can relate to them, there's something very wrong.
Re: well i guess it would be nice, if i could touch your warp driveinverarityJune 21 2015, 13:43:49 UTC
Well, I did say the resemblance is superficial. Most of the perceived similarity seems to be in the central theme of an obsessive ship captain pursuing an enigmatic nemesis across space.
But not a lot of relatable characters, no. It's an interesting book, but not a particularly pleasant one.
Good review, and such a pleasant change to be able to buy a book without any DRM. Why won't publishers get the point, that some of us will pay for stuff if they make it easy?
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That's for the earworm I got from the book's title.
OTOH, how can they draw a parallel between this book and Moby Dick? MD is an encyclopedia article about whales and the men who hunted them. Ahab's passion for the titular cetacean, while based in madness, is relatable. Serial rapists? Murderers? Sadists? If anyone can relate to them, there's something very wrong.
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But not a lot of relatable characters, no. It's an interesting book, but not a particularly pleasant one.
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Rant, rant, rant ...
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