Moby Dick; or, the Whale: a journey story than The Great American Novel (English Edition)

a journey story than The Great American Novel, since about 60% of the book is non-fiction. Another title for the book might be "Everything You Want to Know About Whales and Didn't Want to Ask". Parts are very dry and pedantic, but when Melville gets into the story the book shines and his writing is beautiful. I'd say the first and last 100 pages are the best in the book.