Moby-Dick

That's great anon.

>>7700485
The first 200 or so pages, in Ishmael's pov, are probably the most comfortable 200 pages i've ever read.

>>7700485
>Call me Ishmael.

Why did he write it like this? Why not, "My name's Ishmael." or something.

>>7701099
Does it matter?

wow such an interesting opinion. you really thought hard before posting that. thanks for sharing.

http://thelectern.blogspot.com.br/2012/03/moby-dick-herman-melville.html

>>7701099
his name is not ishmael

look up who ishmael is

it's b8 or you're sub 18

>>7701142
>the son of Abraham and Hagar: both he and Hagar were cast out of Abraham's family by Sarah

Okay, but what does this have to do with Moby-Dick?

>>7701147
start your search with the Greeks

>>7701099
His name isn't Ishmael, he tells the reader to just call him that. The books has many, many references to Biblical stories.

>>7700485
best book I've read since Ulysses several years ago

>>7701099
1. It means his name's not Ishmael
2. It reflects that pov style that feels like he's telling you this whole story on some salt-crusted dock.

>>7701147
Gee I dunno, maybe I should throw you out of a window and let you figure it out.