The unabridged "Moby Dick" was one of the most fascinating books I've ever read.

[Aristus]

A lot of people criticize the novel for its long, detailed descriptions of life on a wooden sailing vessel, the minutiae of whaling, the long passages about a long voyage at sea, and so on. But I was riveted.

So lesser intellects don’t like long stories? Fuck ‘em. Let them have their short, unchallenging, bland narratives. Some of us appreciate the finer things in life.