Review of The Moby-Dick Big Read - Bob Bowden - Chartable

The Moby-Dick Big Read

Bob Bowden

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“An easy way to encourage the timid/ wary to enjoy what for me is one of the greatest books. I say books rather novels as novel would never describe what 'Moby Dick' is. It is sui generis. Enjoy the ecentricities. Cope with occasional tedium. But above all enjoy the language. This is the novel Shakespeare could have written or the committee that translated the King James version. One small complaint. I hope Tilda will not be the only woman. But why the first chapter ? 'Call me Ishmael'. The narrator identiifies himself and sets the tale in motion. Must be a male voice, surely ? From chapter 37 I have a problem downloading to iTunes ????”

Malvu70 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 10/21/12

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“Brilliant!”

Sennelier76 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/19/12

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“Such a great idea. I love the different interpretations of the text by each reader. Four chapters is further than I've ever gotten in Moby Dick (apologies to my tenth grade English teacher) -- here's hoping I can keep it up. PS: I do wish we could see the daily art here on the podcast too. Maybe...”Read full review »

Pheidias via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/20/12

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“The amount of labor and love put into this is unfathomable, and so far I have greatly enjoyed the reading. The only things that have been bugging me so far are how some readers sound as engaged as a kid getting a rock for his birthday, and that some slosh and smack saliva around very very loudly,...”Read full review »

BrettyB8 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/13/13

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