What great timing that I stumbled across your thought provoking review of Moby Dick. I’m a fairly avid reader and am drawn to classic literature, but for many of the reasons you listed resisted reading Moby Dick. That is until a friend I admire mentioned that he’s been reading the book every year since he was a teenager. That convinced me. The writing is extraordinary. The characters are complex, complicated and laugh out loud funny. The story is timeless and relevant reminding us God speaks to us through his words and his creation.