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mattries37315 rated it 7 years ago
While known today for vengeful captain chasing a white whale, Herman Melville’s writing career began with a travelogue of his adventure on the Nuku Hiva and was his most popular work during his life. Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is a semi-autographical book that Melville wrote about his approxi...
Seriously, Read a Book!
Seriously, Read a Book! rated it 13 years ago
If you're about to sail to the Marquesas, definitely read this!
Never Read Passively
Never Read Passively rated it 16 years ago
I went into this not really knowing much about Melville (other than having read Moby Dick a few years ago) and really enjoyed it. Melville obviously spent quite a bit of time on the ocean and with the Typee's and his descriptions of them are fascinating. My favorite parts though were his description...
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