Geslina M. reviewed on 6/24/2011 + 9 more book reviews

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Great story, especially for Moby Dick fans. This is the true story upon which the Melville novel was based. A whale really DID attack a whaling ship - in fact, I read that towards the end of the whaling days, there were many accounts of whales doing this - maybe these large intelligent animals had finally figured out who the enemy was and decided they weren't gonna take it no more??
Either way, great read, all the good stuff about seamen and long voyages, the history of whaling and Nantucket Island, shipwrecks and revenge, cannabalism and heroism....you won't be able to put it down!

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