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ć¤ć§ć³ć¹ finds that Moby Dick is inappropriate for a five year old
Coincidentally, Iām reading Moby Dick to my infant right now. When they were born a few months back, I fell into the habit of just reading whatever book I was working through, aloud, when I was trying to get them to bed. After I finished my last one (which was wildly inappropriate for children who are old enough to comprehend language), I decided that I would read one last age-inappropriate novel before making the switch to childrenās literature. It felt like a good time to finally tackle Melvilleās Tome.
It helps that itās free through Project Gutenberg. Iām about 15% of the way through, and Iāve read every word out loud from my phone screen. Not a traditional way to approach the text, but itās quite engrossing...
...for me. It puts the baby right to sleep.