tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post603408120060985025..comments2024-02-06T10:23:35.321-08:00Comments on Sharon M. Himsl - Shells, Tales and Sails: The Classics - CLOSING LINES: Moby-Dick by Herman MelvilleSharon Himslhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-89569899115209630742016-03-10T22:57:29.987-08:002016-03-10T22:57:29.987-08:00A good read over the summer if you have the time. ...A good read over the summer if you have the time. You don't want to read it slowly though. Kind of like reading War and Peace for the first time. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-48053411972445442512016-03-10T22:55:09.484-08:002016-03-10T22:55:09.484-08:00Hi Fran. I have similar issues. Closing lines are ...Hi Fran. I have similar issues. Closing lines are the hardest for me.Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-43036338148504898082016-03-10T22:53:53.505-08:002016-03-10T22:53:53.505-08:00No kidding...they have the same effect on me :)No kidding...they have the same effect on me :)Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-17999719798884658542016-03-10T22:53:11.644-08:002016-03-10T22:53:11.644-08:00I highly recommend it. The author has a rather dar...I highly recommend it. The author has a rather dark history though. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-55146230112190362632016-03-10T22:51:15.109-08:002016-03-10T22:51:15.109-08:00The whole book is this way!The whole book is this way!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-22085860230251106442016-03-10T22:50:44.254-08:002016-03-10T22:50:44.254-08:00It's not a book you can skim. There is so much...It's not a book you can skim. There is so much!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-1179794615260243632016-03-10T22:49:51.590-08:002016-03-10T22:49:51.590-08:00Thanks. Because of coursework I took, I actually r...Thanks. Because of coursework I took, I actually read this book 5 times. I love the language. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-86537239074799200422016-03-10T22:48:19.910-08:002016-03-10T22:48:19.910-08:00Yes, both quite good. A true classic.Yes, both quite good. A true classic.Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-60239733739180547812016-03-10T17:27:35.567-08:002016-03-10T17:27:35.567-08:00Oh, wow, this is such a great closing line. I'...Oh, wow, this is such a great closing line. I've never read <i>Moby Dick</i>--I know, I know, shame on me--but based on this alone, it's clear Melville had a fantastic way with words...Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-90039606413884976552016-03-10T01:55:28.627-08:002016-03-10T01:55:28.627-08:00Closing lines are just as difficult to write as op...Closing lines are just as difficult to write as opening ones. What a great way to close, though. And those last words can be truly inspirational.Fran Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058039806466929922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-34975107644530253282016-03-08T06:20:20.143-08:002016-03-08T06:20:20.143-08:00A true classic--your posts always remind me that I...A true classic--your posts always remind me that I don't read enough classics!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-62631261723300925232016-03-08T06:18:18.795-08:002016-03-08T06:18:18.795-08:00I've never read Melville's book, but have ...I've never read Melville's book, but have read Edward F. Edinger's (Jungian analyst, no longer alive) book: Melville's Moby Dick: An American Nekyia. It's full of psychological symbolism - eg the experience of the collective unconscious, the psychological significance of the characters and more ... a book I return to time and again for its psychological richness and for it's many excerpts from Melville's Moby Dick ... Thank you Sharon, the closing lines are poetic in their sombreness ..Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-85647313879272849982016-03-07T20:06:48.829-08:002016-03-07T20:06:48.829-08:00The ending feels so foreboding. Excellent!The ending feels so foreboding. Excellent!Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-28650623690397516522016-03-07T12:34:12.889-08:002016-03-07T12:34:12.889-08:00That was a spookily resonant ending. I read the bo...That was a spookily resonant ending. I read the book in college but didn't yet appreciate Melville's command of words. Lovely choice.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-62557217878157997422016-03-07T08:45:47.631-08:002016-03-07T08:45:47.631-08:00His word choice was perfect. Ominous and fatal. Gl...His word choice was perfect. Ominous and fatal. Glad you chose this one.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-43989141233383315872016-03-07T06:08:19.714-08:002016-03-07T06:08:19.714-08:00Wonderful book and film, great closing lines.
Yvon...Wonderful book and film, great closing lines.<br />Yvonne.nashvillecats2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02326956741209246895noreply@blogger.com