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As I was reading a book I came across the sentences below.
I've tried twice to read Moby-Dick. I give up. I'm not shamed, either. I like modern, fast-moving fiction. I've taken my last run at the great white whale. Ever. It's over.
I'm not sure what the last part means.
Is it that "I" didn't read Moby-Dick after all?
As I was reading a book I came across the sentences below.
I've tried twice to read Moby-Dick. I give up. I'm not shamed, either. I like modern, fast-moving fiction. I've taken my last run at the great white whale. Ever. It's over.
I'm not sure what the last part means.
Is it that "I" didn't read Moby-Dick after all?
I've tried twice to read Moby-Dick. I give up. I'm not shamed, either. I like modern, fast-moving fiction. I've taken my last run at the great white whale. Ever. It's over.
I'm not sure what the last part means.
Is it that "I" didn't read Moby-Dick after all?
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@Akira1991 This made me laugh. You are correct. Moby Dick is a difficult read and this person gave up trying to read it. Since Moby Dick is about a whale the person has had his/her “ last run at the great white whale” or his/her last try at reading the book.
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@Akira1991 This made me laugh. You are correct. Moby Dick is a difficult read and this person gave up trying to read it. Since Moby Dick is about a whale the person has had his/her “ last run at the great white whale” or his/her last try at reading the book.
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@Cathy_Nagle Thank you! I even didn't notice that anology. F.Y.I. That "I" is Catherine Ryan Hyde. I'm reading her "The Long, Steep Path."
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