Moby-Dick Review - Is It Really A Short Novel Or Just a Fanfiction?




In this Moby- Dick review I will take a brief look at what Moby has created here, and how it might be able to help you. This is the last book written by Arthur Miller, and I have to say that in my opinion, it was not as good as I thought it would be. I do admit that some of the things that are mentioned in this book were very interesting, and I also really enjoyed the character of Dick Whittington, but overall, I felt that the end of the book was rushed, and I felt as though the ending could have been better for the plot. Still, the book is entertaining to a certain extent, and I believe that if you are a fan of Miller's writing, or of any other writer that might have created such a masterpiece, then you might enjoy this one.



The main story line takes place aboard the luxury cruise ship "Moby-Dick" during World War II. At the time, it appears that all of the passengers on board have boarded the vessel for some undeterminable reason, and they are all sleeping soundly when the plane touches down at New York City. However, while they are all asleep, a German U-boat attacks the ship, and all but two hundred people are killed in the attack, and although everyone is seemingly unscathed, their deaths are confirmed by the United States Navy.



Now, some people might argue that this is a work of fiction, and that nothing in the world can happen in the world, or in life, besides what we allow to happen. This is a very bold statement to make, and I would like to challenge any reader to consider this concept. The premise of the novel is not only that a nuclear war was prevented by the US Navy, but that it was the sole reason that the ship was spared from destruction. Now, does that make this book a work of fiction?



The answer, or rather the question should be as to whether it actually is a work of fiction or not. I think that the novel is a very short novel, one that is only about seventy-five pages long (including the Table of Contents), and it is also very compact in the overall sense, meaning that its size will not interfere with reading it easily. In short, the novel has a great premise and is well told. However, I would not call it a short novel, since there are several very long novels in the world that have been written about, and some of those works are very lengthy even when compared to Moby-Dicks.



In terms of plot, this short novel follows the same formula that other similar works of fiction have used before. The novel starts out with a fairly large conflict that is resolved relatively quickly, but then the story picks up again just a few short weeks later with a different conflict that has been resolved. In this way, the writer uses the short novel to build up the main characters and the main concepts and themes that are explored in the rest of the book. In this way, it feels more like a short story than a novel.



For anyone who is interested in reading a short novel, this one is worth looking into. It's short, it's entertaining, and it's an easy read. In addition, author Jennifer Cross has made a great many comments on her blog concerning this book, which can be found at the link below.

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