Whilst other people may play games on their phone when they are waiting for a bus I like to read books. I always try to keep one ready. I've been catching up on some classic novels that I've never read. Previously I've read Frankenstein and Don Quixote, but now I'm on Moby Dick.
One of the obstacles to reading old books is that the use of language can be very different to how we speak now, but I find I get used to it. Still, this book is more like poetry than a story at times with very flowery language. I have to wonder if anyone ever really spoke like some of the characters. Obviously attitudes have changed in over 160 years, but the tone is very pro-whaling. Back then it was a thriving industry and those who sailed in hunt of whales must have seemed like romantic heroes, even if the reality was different. Life in general could be dangerous back then, but sailing to the ends of the earth to hunt giant creatures must have been a risky career move.
I'm only a quarter of the way through and we haven't met the whale yet, although he has been mentioned. Captain Ahab doesn't show up for about 150 pages. I'm going to stick with it. There was a 1956 movie which I think I may have seen, but I just discovered it's on Youtube. Not sure how legal that is.
There's another movie called In the Heart of the Sea that is based on events that may have inspired this novel.
I've not seen them in a while, but 
Oh, and it also somehow inspired a Led Zep song with a big drum solo.
Steem on!
I'll buy guitar picks for Steem Dollars
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