![]() ![]() This is a real shame because with only a handful of named characters you'd think the author would do better to breath some life into them. Even the captain is just a vaguely mysterious figure with a past that's never unraveled or addressed. ![]() We know very little about any of the main cast beyond their breed introduction and they're never really fleshed out in anyway. In turn because so much time is spent on the topic of classifications, the actual characterization of the cast is incredibly weak. I'd dear say that was one third the book. Now in the modern age where many people have either experienced these things physically or visually such as via a documentary, the same magic and wonder is lost and it comes across as just hours of bleh. In the 1800s when this book was published most people had never seen an iceberg or any of these creatures so hours of geniological classification was probably at least somewhat interesting. I can see why it was a masterpiece of its time and became a classic, but I don't think it stands the test of time. ![]()
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