Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
854 pages~14 hrs
“In the heart of the deep, obsession is the deadliest predator.”
Embark on a harrowing voyage aboard the Pequod, where a captain’s monomaniacal quest for revenge transforms a routine whaling trip into a descent into madness. As the crew traverses uncharted waters to hunt a legendary white whale, they must face the terrifying power of nature and the darkness of the human soul.
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