Danny McG
Lid closed, monkey dead.
Some of his spy yarns are ok, but his massive historical works tend to dull out your consciousness
I'm sure you can find a summary on the internet. Wikipedia maybe?I gave up on Moby Dick.
Life's too short.
But unfortunately his chapters aren't short enough.
He uses a whole chapter to describe something that needs but a few words. Far toouch fluff and waffle.
And afterwards I had no idea what had just happened!
I do want to know how it ends though so will look out for a good film version.
I haven't read it. How many words does an author really need to describe a sexually transmitted disease?I gave up on Moby Dick.
Life's too short.
But unfortunately his chapters aren't short enough.
He uses a whole chapter to describe something that needs but a few words. Far toouch fluff and waffle.
And afterwards I had no idea what had just happened!
I do want to know how it ends though so will look out for a good film version.
It's a book that needs the middle hundred or so pages torn out. The rest is a pretty decent story. There's a 1956 movie version with the screenplay written by Ray Bradbury, directed by John Huston and starring Gregory Peck. I think it's still the best version.I gave up on Moby Dick.
Life's too short.
But unfortunately his chapters aren't short enough.
He uses a whole chapter to describe something that needs but a few words. Far toouch fluff and waffle.
And afterwards I had no idea what had just happened!
I do want to know how it ends though so will look out for a good film version.
I got through the first 400 of 1540 pages, that was enough for me!It's a book that needs the middle hundred or so pages torn out. The rest is a pretty decent story. There's a 1956 movie version with the screenplay written by Ray Bradbury, directed by John Huston and starring Gregory Peck. I think it's still the best version.
Forgot to mention its an ebook on my kobo, so 1540 pages is like 1500 page turnsThat's odd. I have the World's Classics edition that runs at just under 600 pages (not including many pages of introduction, notes and glossary). It doesn't state whether it is abridged or not but here's what it says in the introductory notes: This Worlds Classics edition therefore follows the American first edition of 1851, incorporating only those changes which it seems could only have been made by Melville.
Anyhow, abridged or not (and I'm not knowledgable enough to know), I'd suggest that if you want to know how it ends read from chapter 133 (The Chase-The First Day.....less than fifty pages in my version).
Gregory Peck always did those sort of tortured soul roles so well!It's a book that needs the middle hundred or so pages torn out. The rest is a pretty decent story. There's a 1956 movie version with the screenplay written by Ray Bradbury, directed by John Huston and starring Gregory Peck. I think it's still the best version.
Double post; seems to be incredibly slow for me just now.It's a book that needs the middle hundred or so pages torn out. The rest is a pretty decent story. There's a 1956 movie version with the screenplay written by Ray Bradbury, directed by John Huston and starring Gregory Peck. I think it's still the best version.
Losing interest in this, I might give up on it.Prodigals by Alan Dean Foster
Prodigals by Alan Dean Foster
Prodigals by Alan Dean Foster - book cover, description.www.fantasticfiction.com