Katia N's Reviews > Moby Dick or the Whale, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent

Now I know what has established the maximalist tradition of the American fiction that is still quite powerful today. I remember how I enjoyed reading about tennis in Infinite Jest which was supposed to be boring as I was not interested in the game. I can see the beginning of this tradition here with whaling. There is of course a multitude in this novel. I loved the variety of styles and tales. Of course some of them I liked more than the others. I loved how Ahab spoke Shakespearian. In the century, the novel has also penetrated our daily life with Starbucks, Mody's etc. And I need to gather my thoughts properly to write something "smart" about it. Well, maybe soon or maybe if I read it once more.