Moby Dick, by Herman Melville (1851). Fiction is
under-represented on my list, and so are audiobooks, and I've enjoyed both categories
greatly, but this one belongs unquestionably. Melville is to my (limited) mind
the greatest American novelist, and this book is the greatest American novel.
Like ZAMM, it’s nominally about a
journey, a quest, whaling, and so on, but when you put it all together, it’s a
great tale, endlessly fascinating. Thursday, December 20, 2012
Favorites 3/20: Moby Dick
Moby Dick, by Herman Melville (1851). Fiction is
under-represented on my list, and so are audiobooks, and I've enjoyed both categories
greatly, but this one belongs unquestionably. Melville is to my (limited) mind
the greatest American novelist, and this book is the greatest American novel.
Like ZAMM, it’s nominally about a
journey, a quest, whaling, and so on, but when you put it all together, it’s a
great tale, endlessly fascinating. 
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