His characters screw up (sometimes repeatedly), do unlikeable things (and quite frequently), and so his novel is lifted above standard romantic comedy offerings. Much more often, characters marvel at how beautiful and awesome D is.So D is never going to be great
Title | : | Moby-Dick (Bantam Classics) |
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.81 (909 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0553213113 |
Format Type | : | Mass Market Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 704Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-10-30 |
Language | : | English |
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From School Library Journal Grade 5 Up-Opening with the classic line, "Call me Ishmael," the narrator's New England accent adds a touch of authenticity to this sometimes melodramatic presentation. The lightweight cardboard package is inadequate for circulation. . Belden Library. Announcements at the beginning of each side and a subtle chime signal at the end make it easy to follow the story, but a stereo player must be used to hear some dialogue. Background music and appropriate sound effects enhance the telling of the story about Captain Ahab's obsessive pursuit of the malevolent white whale. The St. For school libraries that support an American literature curriculum, this recording offers a different interpretation of an enduring classic.Barbara Wysocki, Cora J. Charles Players do a credible job on the major roles, but some of the group responses, such as "Aye, aye Captain," sound more comic than serious. This adaptation retains a good meaLawrence wrote, Moby Dick "commands a stillness in the soul, an awe It is one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world.". No American masterpiece casts quite as awesome a shadow as Melville's monumental Moby Dick. Mad Captain Ahab's quest for the White Whale is a timeless epic--a stirring tragedy of vengeance and obsession, a searing parable about humanity lost in a universe of moral ambiguity. It is the greatest sea story ever told. Far ahead of its own time, Moby Dick was largely misunderstood and unappreciated by Melville's contemporaries. Today, however, it is indisputably a classic. As D.H
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