Moby Dick Reading Journal – Chapters 87-98

Well, friends, I haven't done one of these in a while... I've been so busy with launching Trinian that I have neglected my other work! But I'm finally back on track again, and reading regularly. In addition to the book launch, it's also been difficult to keep reading because the storyline is getting a bit …

I am halfway through my yearly reading challenge! So exciting! To my knowledge, I've never read 50 books in a year – and certainly not so many long ones! Making a reading plan at the beginning of the year was definitely a huge help to getting this done. Even 25 books in a year is …

Moby Dick Reading Journal Chapters 65-70

Huh. I thought I read a lot more this week... I seem to remember sitting down every day to read from Moby Dick, but it must've only been a page or two each day, because I really didn't get that far! The action has slowed down, and it's mostly technical descriptions of how to splice …

Moby Dick Reading Journal – Chapters 53-64

Over 52% read! I am feeling very accomplished right now! I fell behind in my reading for a little while, and skipped my entry last week altogether because I had read so little that I had nothing new to say. But I've gotten over the hump. That 35-50% hump, which seems to be the place …

Moby Dick Journal Chapters 48 – 52

I've been rather remiss with my readings this week, and I've only gotten through a couple chapters, but they were very exciting, and here's my recap on them! 🙂 The crew of the Pequod went after their first whale, and in the chase, Ishmael was thrown into the ocean and experienced his first life-threatening episode …

Moby Dick Journal – Chapters 35-47

"What do ye do when ye see a whale, men?" "Sing out for him!" Sorry I missed last week's update! I was out of town, camping with my family and making new friends. It was a magical weekend, so no regrets on my part. 🙂 But I never stopped reading, so now you're getting two …

Moby Dick Journal – Chapters 22-34

At last, I have seen the fabled captain Ahab, and slowly, over the course of 12 more chapters, I have begun to get a whole sense of his personality. And yet I still feel like I know him very little, mostly because he strikes me as a man of action, and no action has as …

Moby Dick Journal – Chapters 1-21

Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world.Moby Dick, by Herman Melville Well, I am now more chapters into Moby Dick …