It's pretty ironic that the only good parts of this book

>>8859412
not as ironic as you being faggot who's reading one of the most high T novels in history

it's like rain on your whaling day

>>8859412
>he reads about whales

>>8859412

There are so many good moments during the sea though. Queequeg deciding to have a coffin made for him that saves Ishmael's life. The whale steaks part of the story. Ahab refusing to help look for the Rachel's missing children; one fruitless quest passing another.

And the last quote: "It was the devious-cruising Rachel, that in her retracing search after her missing children, only found another orphan."

>There are people who unironically believe that this isn't one of the greatest novels

>>8859412
fuck off man

Out of all the big meme novels (including Ulysses, The Recognitions, IJ etc) this is the only one that doesn't get regularly trashed on /lit/ and you have to come along and ruin that
>:(

>>8859658
i recently finished reading the book and i gotta say some of those parts definitely stuck with me as well. the parts with The Rachel were very good. also the whole thing with Pip

>>8859903
>Out of all the big meme novels (including Ulysses, The Recognitions, IJ etc)
>including Ulysses, The Recognitions, IJ etc
>IJ

>>8859658
Let's not forget the obstetrics of Quohog the deliverance--delivery rather of Tashtego. And the subsequent strong words exchanged between Stubb and the steward over ginger-jub.