Readers use the post to recommend and reflect on the novel
4 Sep 20 4:47 PM · 3d ago · 16 comments · 1 source · development 4 of 4
A separate strand of replies turned to Melville's original novel, with people sharing that they were reading it for the first time, recommending it to teens, and noting Melville's humor.
“Moby Dick is an amazing book & should be recommended to all teens. It's both life affirming and life changing.”
dunks00.bsky.socialGérard DuBois French artistpmamtraveller.bsky.social Bluesky user who shared the painting
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What people said 9 voices · best of 16 · verbatim
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"I'm Moby from Guest Services. We've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty...
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from hells heart or somthing i dont remember
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The funny thing is, whale eyes don’t scale up like other parts of their bodies, they top out at about 5 inches So Ahab’s shoulders are roughly a hand span wide in this pic, assuming no foreshortening
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Moby Dick is an amazing book & should be recommended to all teens. It's both life affirming and life changing.
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The mad (probably queer) (possibly suicided) king’s Disneyland Castle!
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Why is Moby Dick out there looking like a Flock Camera?
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Why would that eye have caused Ahab so much mental damage? An eyeball as big as a human head? Surely he was unhinged before setting out for that quest? Discuss?🤔🙄😅🧐
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I'm reading Moby Dick for the first time. I don't think I ever realized Melville's sense of humor.
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Ahab a really bad feeling about this. (It sounded better when I said it out loud. Ehh.)
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