The classic novel I rolled my eyes at for years actually blew me away

I finally caved and read Moby Dick last month after my friend literally begged me for 3 years. I was so sure it would be boring old man writing about a whale for 600 pages lol. But the chapter about the whiteness of the whale really hooked me around page 180. I actually started highlighting passages which I never do. Has anyone else been totally wrong about a "classic" and then changed their mind after actually reading it?

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abbychen2d agoMost Upvoted

Wait, isn't the Pequod leaving port in like chapter 1? I think you might be mixing up when Ishmael gets to Nantucket versus when the ship actually sails. Anyway, I totally get what you mean about being wrong about a classic. For me it was Pride and Prejudice, thought it was just snooty romance stuff but the way Austen writes conversations is actually hilarious once you get into it.

julia_jones722d ago

Page 180" is way late for Moby Dick, the Pequod doesn't even leave port until around chapter 22.