tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895298055530988.post9134204877040550613..comments2023-04-14T13:30:11.826-04:00Comments on Thinkulous: Land-Ho! Finished Moby-Dick!Harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02731815508918636273noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895298055530988.post-4383780865804722922007-06-13T15:13:00.000-04:002007-06-13T15:13:00.000-04:00I'm 225 pages in, and my niggles have entirely bee...I'm 225 pages in, and my niggles have entirely been ones of plot logic:<BR/><BR/>If the narrator (Ishmael) has never shipped out on a whaling boat before, how can he claim to have seen so many whale adventures first-hand?<BR/><BR/>How could those tiger-yellow devils have been apparent only through a chance cough in the night, but were never heard to move around down there or talk otherwise?<BR/><BR/>If Ahab only got his peg-leg after returning from last voyage, why is the Pequod's deck already scarred with peg-marks during his first few days out of his cabin?<BR/><BR/>The last two points can be explained away through the flexibility of the plot -- time seems as loose as Queequeg's sword-mat -- but the first...well, maybe I should read the rest.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I'm loving it.Adam Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634565262440008573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895298055530988.post-75233982228253653512007-06-13T14:28:00.000-04:002007-06-13T14:28:00.000-04:00Cabrero,I much appreciate the encouragement to ret...Cabrero,<BR/><BR/>I much appreciate the encouragement to return to MD, something that's much on my mind. As to your second point, poignant evidence was provided today, as I ventured to the library to find my next read. It took me three hours to find a piece of fiction I was interested in, and not nearly as much as MD. I think they should publish a warning on the MD dust jacket about the post-novel let-down. I'm actually feeling draggy today! Curse your artistic soul, Melville! ;->Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731815508918636273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895298055530988.post-29544942786890163922007-06-13T12:25:00.000-04:002007-06-13T12:25:00.000-04:00I can't help but leave the link to this news artic...I can't help but leave the link to this news article that appeared yesterday, for I know that everything in the past month has connected to Moby Dick. It seems a timely commentary to the conclusion of your reading.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/06/12/19th_century_weapon_found_in_whale/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Massachusetts+news" REL="nofollow">19th-Century Weapon Found in Whale</A>emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089152085097415429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895298055530988.post-38008866308481192902007-06-12T21:26:00.000-04:002007-06-12T21:26:00.000-04:00And I alone survived...Congratulations for reading...And I alone survived...<BR/><BR/>Congratulations for reading it. But the thing to remember is that it gets better with each visit. <BR/><BR/>Here's a downer...whatever else you read for the rest of your life--it won't get much better than this.El Cabrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393623994934465867noreply@blogger.com