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michellepc's review against another edition
5.0
I listened to this audiobook on a long drive as a passenger staring out windows, and it was an unexpectedly lovely journey.
I wouldn’t have read it by description, but it was on the Tournament of Books shortlist, so I decided to give it a try. I did not expect to love it, but I did.
It made me feel connected to the invisible women behind the men who punctuate history with overshadowing (and often unstable) presences. It made me grateful for a marriage based in respect and friendship. It made me fearful of the metaphorical and literal heat of menopause and middle age and growing old(er). It made me nostalgic for college and late nights putting post-its in stacks of library books. It made me hopeful that we, people, will find a purpose in the noise, a path in the dark, and the words to say what needs to be said.
Read it!
I wouldn’t have read it by description, but it was on the Tournament of Books shortlist, so I decided to give it a try. I did not expect to love it, but I did.
It made me feel connected to the invisible women behind the men who punctuate history with overshadowing (and often unstable) presences. It made me grateful for a marriage based in respect and friendship. It made me fearful of the metaphorical and literal heat of menopause and middle age and growing old(er). It made me nostalgic for college and late nights putting post-its in stacks of library books. It made me hopeful that we, people, will find a purpose in the noise, a path in the dark, and the words to say what needs to be said.
Read it!
opheodrys's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely exquisite. Turned right around and reread it upon finishing. What a lovely meditation on marriage, art, truth, and meaning. So glad that the authors nodded toward the homoerotic relationship between Melville and Hawthorne and how that relationship shaped Melville's life and art.
hishandmaiden's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
darbylyons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
jregensburger's review against another edition
4.0
Moby Dick adjacent exploration or literature, scholarship, and the pandemic; not sure it's a novel (or not sure how much of it is). RIYL Moby Dick.
dogpound's review against another edition
I was not really interested in Melville before reading this book. I'm even less interested in him after reading this book.
quintusmarcus's review against another edition
5.0
Complete and utter delight for the Melville-obsessed.
torchlab's review against another edition
4.0
Before reading dayswork: herman melville seems like he was crazy and gay
After reading dayswork: herman melville was definitely crazy and gay
After reading dayswork: herman melville was definitely crazy and gay
shawnita's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5