Moby Dick Help

>>9914118
Read

>Jonah
>Job
>Ecclesiastes
>Genesis

Those are the most pertinent books which apply to Moby-Dick

If you haven't read the greeks, the bible, St Augustine, Plutarch, Shakespeare, Nietzsche and basically all the documents written by the founding fathers don't even bother picking up moby dick because it will go right over your head

I first read Moby Dick without reading the Bible and it was still fucking great. Better on a second read after having read the Bible, sure, but still great without.

>>9914118

I just started reading this today actually before heading out, was wondering if the reading group from last month was still around? I remember when we all tried to read Don Quixote and it didn't turn out well so I can't imagine the Moby Dick one wasn't going to end spectacularly. I have to say I've found some of the scenes hilarious like when Ahab walks into the all black church and is forced to share a bed with Quegqueg.

I have a feeling the bromance is going to be as good as the one in Mason & DIxon. I find the anecdotes on the whaling industry about the accidental deaths and how the American coastal towns formed bringing in their money was pretty fascinating.

>>9914129
>Nietzsche
Kek

>>9914366
I think you have confused Ahab and Ishmael. Also, the bromance doesn't really come up beyond the first several chapters.
That being said, it sounds like you haven't yet figured out what makes the book so incredible, so you have a lot to look forward to.

>>9914413

Is it to do with religion and the ways it is perceived in society?