Audiobook finished
Nov. 7th, 2009 12:54 pmMoby Dick by Herman Melville
Acquired from Librivox (free recording), narration by Stewart Wills. This is an EXCELLENT recording, the narrator is quite good. I couldn't hope for a better recording from any of the commercial recording houses I've listened to audiobooks from.
Anyway, this is an amazing book, certainly the richest I've read. I'm a bit sorry I didn't get to it years before; it has certainly expanded my expectations for novels.
I went out and read the Wikipedia article on the book after finishing it. It's a good wrap-up, and hints at the allegory and symbolism of the book without bashing you over the head with it.
Acquired from Librivox (free recording), narration by Stewart Wills. This is an EXCELLENT recording, the narrator is quite good. I couldn't hope for a better recording from any of the commercial recording houses I've listened to audiobooks from.
Anyway, this is an amazing book, certainly the richest I've read. I'm a bit sorry I didn't get to it years before; it has certainly expanded my expectations for novels.
I went out and read the Wikipedia article on the book after finishing it. It's a good wrap-up, and hints at the allegory and symbolism of the book without bashing you over the head with it.