Moby Dick, or the Whale
Gelesen von Stewart Wills
Herman Melville
(4,501 Sterne; 2943 Bewertungen)
Few things, even in literature, can really be said to be unique — but Moby Dick is truly unlike anything written before or since. The novel is nominally about the obsessive hunt by the crazed Captain Ahab of the book’s eponymous white whale. But interspersed in that story are digressions, paradoxes, philosophical riffs on whaling and life, and a display of techniques so advanced for its time that some have referred to the 1851 Moby Dick as the first “modern” novel. (Summary by Stewart Wills) (24 hr 37 min)
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Benjamin
(5 Sterne)
This particular recording is probably my favourite piece of art in existence. Thanks so much for taking to time to record it and present it for free.
Thanks all!
John B. Stewart
(5 Sterne)
Thank you to Librivox and Stewart Wills for bringing this to us free of charge. I have tried a number of free audio book apps but this is far and away the best. Loving Stewart's thoughtful and nuanced rendition of this, the Great American Novel. His NE tones are perfect for setting the scene. I tried reading this many years ago but somehow other things got prioritised and I never finished it and being high on the bucket list was determined to someday do so. Now that we are painting our house in Montreal in the South of France, I can listen to Stewart's dulcet tones and vicariously roll with Ismail Queeqeg and captain Ahab hunting the great white whale whilst splattering myself in paint. What a world we live in! John B. Stewart - Melbourne Australia
an epic book read brilliantly
Shelly
(5 Sterne)
Thank you Mr Wills for undertaking a seemingly dauntless task and making it sound effortless. Moby Dick has been on my bucket list of reading for years but have never managed to get far. It strikes me as often Shakespearean in content and delivery and I would not have the fortitude to stick with the many educational digressions and footnotes if I read it. The charictarisations are remarkable if not over lengthy. I actually enjoyed much of the whaling information and history. I felt this contributed to the story which I think can be classed among the great epics of literature. I recommend any one who feels like giving up to stick with it.
One of the best public domain books. Excellent narrator.
Tony B.
(5 Sterne)
Absolutely loved this audiobook. If it weren’t for this recording, I probably would have taken years longer to get to a book which has become an instant favorite. I read it alongside a digital kindle version, which was also free, and which I highly recommend, since the language is sometimes very dense and it can be easy to lose your place in one of Melville’s longer run-on sentences. That being said, this narrator does an excellent job at remaining lively, compelling and easy to understand throughout his reading of this entire tome. Thanks for a great experience!
A True Masterpiece!
Jill Goodrich
(5 Sterne)
Masterfully written. Masterfully read. It was a privilege to set sail with the reader, Stuart Wills, as we voyaged through the realities and frailities of the human condition. We, all of us, are sailing through life aboard the 'Peaquod' admist stormy seas, swarms of sharks... and even the occasional white whale. Thank you Mr. Melville for charting the course!
Great Audio Book
Angelbeeyogini
(5 Sterne)
The reader did a great job with the characters voices. Moby Dick is an american literature classic and should be read by all. The audio book makes it easier to digest since parts of the book are super boring.
Moby Dick
Timelord
(5 Sterne)
Absolutely fantastic!! The reader was beyond excellent!! My greatest regret is that I waited this long to set sail into this epic story.
Amazing reading
Matthew McNaughton
(5 Sterne)
Stewart Wills' reading is beautiful, characters vivid, the sound quality excellent... it's amazing that this book is free. What a gift.