Moby Dick and a Few Random Odds and Ends

[bratty_jedi]

I've been reading Moby Dick and have been doing something with it that I've never done reading a book before: listen to it while reading it. I have audio play versions of almost every Shakespeare play, and will soon have them all, and have listened to those while looking at the text of the play but plays are meant to be performed not read so that

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[donutsweeper]

There's a bookstore on Long Island that did a live read of Moby Dick every year from cover to cover in one go. I vaguely remember thinking of going the summer we had to read it. I have to say I'm not a huge fan of the book, but maybe that's due to having to read the unabridged edition and my complete lack of interest in whale blubber.

[bratty_jedi]

Moby Dick in one go would be too much for me. I've been working on it all month and might finish this weekend but more likely sometime this upcoming week.

I can't say I'm overly interested in whale blubber or any other aspect of whale anatomy, but I've only rarely gotten bored with it and found my mind starting to wander. I remember reading a kid's illustrated abridged version when I was little but I think I'd be skeptical of any adult abridged version. I suppose cutting some of the just whale anatomy stuff could work.