I own this book, and I own Moby Dick, which you will recall I set out earlier this year to read. I haven't got past the first page (mostly because I got distracted by other books) and now I find this a lovely reason to get to it! I can hardly believe it, all these great actors and writers and also ordinary citizens of Britain - so many people volunteered that they had more readers than chapters. Isn't that wonderful? Here is the link to the site where one chapter will be read each day - appropriately named mobydickbigread.com . 135 chapters, 135 days. Here is the link to the fabulous Guardian article that discusses it.
I am most definitely tempted to join in. I can read a chapter a day. How about you? At the very least, to listen to it being read by some wonderful people. It's very exciting!
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What a wonderful idea! I'm off out this morning, going to a performance of the children's book, The Gruffalo, at a theatre in Exeter, with my daughter and grandson. I'll check this out when I get back as Moby Dick is a book I want to read too, just not sure when.
I finished Dark Matter! Had to read it quickly as someone else wanted it at the library. Luckily, it was easy to read quickly. I really enjoyed it, will try to review it later on today.
That sounds like a fantastic idea!!
That is so awesome!!! Moby Dick is one of those books that frightens the hell out of me, lol. But I LOVE the idea of listening to others read it to me :) Think I may just join in in the listening of that! Oh and by the way, thanks for letting me know that Canada is a good place to find old Penguins!!! i had no clue :D That's so awesome!
I think I might do this! Thanks for posting about it. :-D
Oh my gosh, this sounds so cool!!! I am so tempted, as I know I'll never actually get around to reading this myself. Thanks Susan!
thank you Susan for such a great find!
Thanks for posting about this, Susan. I had forgotten all about it and was happy to see that they have only posted a couple of chapters so far. Just listened to the first one, while reading along with the narrator, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Coincidentally, I also have a copy of "Dive Deeper," a chapter-by-chapter look at Moby Dick, that I need to review. This is going to be a wonderful way to kill two birds with one stone if I can keep up with it.
Thanks, again.
Cath: It is a wonderful idea, isn't it? I'm going to read along with the readings - a chapter a night. They are very short, and then have a listen to the readings.
I see you have your review up, I'm coming to take a look at it. I'm delighted you got to finish it, and that you enjoyed it so much Yaay!
Kailana: thanks! It is a fun and interesting way to read a book online, isn't it? And coincidentally raise money for whales, always dear to my heart too.
Chris: I think Moby Dick frightens most people! So this really makes it accessible, doesn't it? and easy to do, just listen in :-) It is like being read to, good way of putting it!
Oh, dear Chris, I just bought two old Penguins myself at a used bookstore a couple of weeks ago - Gladys Mitchell mysteries I found, because Geranium Cat and Bride are busy reading them and posting about them! lol when I'm done reading them, I can send them to you - they are the old green cover ones. :-)
Jillian: I'm delighted I could bring it to so many bloggers :-) yaaay! Enjoy it, I am. It's fun, it's like a big community reading, kind of.
Debi: you're so welcome, Debi! I think it's such a fun way to read a classic (even if most of us are afraid of it), and such interesting and well-known people to do it - what a coup. it's exciting, so I'm so thrilled everyone shares my enthusiasm too!
Ao Bibliphile: thank you so much for leaving a comment! you're new here to me,I'll come visit you. Enjoy the readings :-)
Sam Settler: You're so welcome! I was surprised that I hadn't heard about it before, so it was by chance I happened to find it. I"m so excited! I've read the first chapter, am about to read the second and third,and catch up with the readings tonight. I want to do it every evening, which is when the kids are asleep.
Who wrote Dive Deeper? Is it a new release? It is a lovely coincidence if you can read both at the same time! Bonus with the readings! Enjoy, Sam :-)
I feared Moby-Dick until I did a group read with it. Doing a read-along with others is fantastic. Reading/listening to a chapter a day would be a great way to tackle it too. Just don't skip the chapters about whales...they're important too.
Donna: so far I am enjoying reading Moby Dick chapter by chapter, and hearing it being read aloud! I am going to do a post on it soon, I am having so much fun! It is definitely enjoyable hearing it read like that, too.
I won't skip the chapters on whales, either!
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