@Quiltyfukc I liked reading (the story part of) Moby Dick. Melville also added a couple of "science" chapters into the book, that imo do not stand the test of time - or more frankly misinform the reader (whales are fish, the sperm whale is the biggest whale,....) Fortunately a chapter is either (intentional) fiction or non fiction so the reader can skip to the next chapter and continue with the fine story. The one non fictional chapter I enjoyed, was the one, where he explained how to harvest the fish oil. There he knows from personal experience what he's talking about.