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Narrated by:
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Anthony Heald
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By:
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Herman Melville
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"[A]n intense, superbly authentic narrative. Its theme and central figure...are reminiscent of Job in his search for justice and of Oedipus in his search for truth." ( Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature)
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- DJK
- 22-01-17
Melville's Epic Masterwork Brought to Life.
135 chapters of inventive, sometimes complex, language. The story everyone knows is probably less than 20% of the book but the other 80% is rich in whaling lore, human insights and world-building.
Something I never really picked up from my own readings of the book is how funny it is; the clarity and acting power of Anthony Heald really showcases this aspect - as well as the drama and intense excitement of the more familiar passages.
The second listening took me nearly a month as I purposely took the time to savour the book and, as some of the chapters are very short and stand-alone, it's great to be able to dip into and briefly re-visit Melville's world - and discover new facets of this amazing fable and parable.
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- Gerry
- 10-03-17
Starts well but it's sooooo slow!
Really struggled to finish this classic despite getting really into it early on. The middle third is slow, but tolerable. The final third of the book is incredibly dreary. It's filled with needless detail about characters or objects which barely glance tangentially off the plot before disappearing again into irrelevance.
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- Emma Chorley
- 23-03-24
A masterpiece
The quality of Melville’s prose is dazzling, and Anthony Heald’s delivery masterful. The story has you gripped, from the very outset through to its bitter and inevitable end.
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- Christian Kontic
- 24-04-24
A classic, absolutely deserving of it's renown!
Beautiful writing. Very poetic. It's like walking through a series of old paintings. Suspense is slowly built up, in the most masterful way, culminating in the actual chase. A book, which truely deserves its legendary status.
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- Tanni.andherkids
- 17-09-24
A classic maybe but a tad too long and boring
I had high hopes for this classic and unfortunately it was very disappointing. What started off well quickly turned into random facts and heavy detail into whales and the like which literally lost the plot. Only listen if you’ve read the book or have a LOT of time to focus and can stay awake whilst the narrator goes back and forth between the plot, the author’s notes and the numerous descriptions whaling.
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- billy
- 21-08-19
narrator
fantastically told by the narrator, really made the story come alive! would listen again and did to the last chapters!
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- Mr. M. Sotiriadis
- 14-04-20
A touch too tough and too long!
Beautiful prose yet very heavy and truly tough to follow.
I'll have to read this again closer to my sixties.
Took me over half a year, on and off, to finish this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-05-21
Moby Dick, a true classic
A beautiful book, beautifully orated.
This is elite level writing, a show off artist, MELVILLE is a genius.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-03-22
Perfect
What an amazing narration, the best I've heard so far, absolutely nails it down
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- Regular customer
- 14-10-22
very well read
I enjoyed listening to this book and would recommend it. The narrator had a nice voice to listen to.
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