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what is the best moby dick edition?

>> No.22093714

>>22093685
Coloring book version

>> No.22093731

the most abridged one

>> No.22093735
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22093735

4most literary society

>> No.22093819

>>22093685
just download a pdf and read it

>> No.22093834

>>22093685
The edition between my thighs

>> No.22094021

>>22093685
The Unauthorized Critical Edition with Annotations and Commentary from the World's Foremost Literary Society.

>> No.22094034

>>22093685
barnes and noble

>> No.22094074

>>22093685
That one.

>> No.22094092
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>>22093685
Comfiest version

>> No.22094106

One with the Rockwell Kent illustrations.

>> No.22094413

>>22093685
the one you actually read

>> No.22094552

I like my Norton Critical Edition for its detailed annotations.

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>>22094106
>One with the Rockwell Kent illustrations.
Excellent choice. The University of California Press (illustrated by Barry Moser) and the Modern Library (illustrations by Rockwell Kent) editions are the best paperbacks I've seen so far.

https://www.bookfinder.com/isbn/9780520045484

https://www.bookfinder.com/isbn/067978327X

>> No.22094862

>>22093735
>>22094021
Where can I get my copy?

>> No.22094947

>>22094862
lulu for the paperback, I think it's like $15. I just downloaded the ebook for free

>> No.22095016

>>22093685
norton critical edition. it has the best supplementary material.

>> No.22095069

Arion Press version. But nobody can afford that, so the UCalifornia repro is best.

>> No.22095084

Choose your own adventure Moby Dick.

>> No.22095358

>>22093735
i don't get it. is this supposed to be humorous?

>> No.22095650

I’m thinking of reading this. Heard it was boring, but from a non-reader. Should I go for it, anons? I did enjoy Bartleby the Scriviner

>> No.22095660

>>22095650
it's my favorite book ever. i don't know what else to tell you. you'll like it if your tastes are similar to mine. i do think it's objectively great in a lot of respects, but i can understand why some people think it's boring. i love it so much

>> No.22095696

>>22095660
Good enough. I’ll give it a try.

>> No.22095698

>>22095660
Oh, I should ask tho, what reason would you say makes it your favorite book? What quality(s) do you enjoy in the book?

>> No.22095711

>>22095698
it has the most beautiful prose i've ever seen

>> No.22095720

>>22095711
btw this isn't to say it's lacking in its other aspects; the prose is only the thing i appreciated most. it's an all-around great book. it brings everything and more to the table

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>>22093685
Just pick one up and begin reading, faggot!

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>> No.22095940

>>22094947
Link to ebook please? Can’t find

>> No.22096434

>>22095940
https://mega.nz/file/JXZQUCZa#0PJIJ3MlznhE85frwEc7mKasoT5kw3YrCI_sJKXpYbc

>> No.22097124

>>22095810
this guy knows what's going on
Moby Dick is peppered with interesting words you need to check up on constantly... but on kindle you just have to tap the word and it gives you the dictionary definitions

>> No.22097133

>>22093735
Jokes aside, is the supplementary material informative?
Or should I get >>22094552

>> No.22097140

>>22095940
>>22096434
>pirating a free book
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2701

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>>22097140
wrong edition, he was asking for the version annotated by the world's foremost literary society

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>>22097185
do you think that using words like nigger and kike will mask your behavior that only characterizes uncivilized negroes and senseless gypsies?!

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>>22097225
>acts like a smug cunt while linking the wrong book
>doubles down after getting called out for being a retard
sucks to suck

>> No.22097433

>>22097261
>t. epileptic barking

>> No.22099312

>>22097124
It's a subtle hint. Seems you didn't get it. Here's some help:
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpoAcXu65TM