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My coworker told me to skip the first 100 pages of Moby Dick
She said the real story starts after the whale facts and I figured she read it so I listened. Got to page 50 and realized I missed a whole ship leaving port and had no clue what was going on. Has anyone else gotten bad advice like that from a trusted reader?
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oliviabennett7d ago
Actually skipping to chapter 22 ruins the entire whale ship introduction that sets up Ishmael's perspective.
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elliotw373m agoMost Upvoted
Wait, you're telling me people actually read Moby Dick for the whale ship introductions and not just to say they finished it? I breezed through those early chapters so fast I think I missed the entire point of Ishmael's perspective anyway. But hey, whatever helps you sleep at night, book club hero.
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