“Although I’m dead, I’m nonetheless honored that The Classics Slacker finished reading Moby Dick!”
—HERMAN MELVILLE
The first book in The Classics Slacker series is Moby Dick, long chosen by high school students everywhere as the most detested novel in the history of literature.
Written by American novelist Herman Melville, Moby Dick was published in 1851. Reading was one of only two forms of indoor entertainment back then; the other was attending parties where you were forced to listen to the host’s teenage daughter play the pianoforte for hours.
Even though it had a lot of words that would kill many idle hours, Melville’s novel was not well received. Just about everyone hated it. Especially the parts about whales, which, sad to say, make up large portions of the book.
Despite its lackluster launch, Moby Dick ranks way up there among the greatest books of all time. It’s certainly the fishiest. True, some scholars argue for Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. But Dick is seven times longer than Old Man, and whales are way bigger than marlin. Thus, The Classics Slacker must give the nod to Dick.
Moby Dick has 135 chapters, such as “Of the Less Erroneous Pictures of Whales, and the True Pictures of Whaling Scenes.” By comparison, The Classics Slacker Reads Moby Dick has fun illustrations and only forty chapters, such as “Ishmael Gets Laid.”
Which book would you rather read? The Classics Slacker couldn’t agree more.
WHAT OUR READERS WROTE
“The Classics Slacker Reads Moby Dick is witty and very funny!! Enjoy such highly intellectual chapters such as ‘Sperm, Sperm, Sperm!’ and ‘You Don’t Know Dick’ !! Love it!!!”
“The Classics Slacker Reads Moby Dick is one of the most, if not THE most enjoyable books I have ever read. It is hysterically funny; I literally laughed out loud throughout much of the narrative. The drawings are as brilliant, creative, and humorous as the story. I dare you NOT to love this book to the point that you will buy one for all of your friends who need a laugh in this difficult world of ours.”
OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES
The Classics Slacker Reads Madame Bovary
The Classics Slacker Reads Moby Dick
The Classics Slacker Reads Pride and Prejudice
The Classics Slacker Reads The Great Gatsby
The Classics Slacker Reads The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Classics Slacker Reads The Scarlet Letter
The Classics Slacker Reads Wuthering Heights
Who Is The Classics Slacker?
The Classics Slacker series was created by Cristina Negrón, who holds a bachelor’s degree in literature and a master’s degree in creative writing. Negrón now writes it with two coauthors–the wildly witty and tremendously talented Deb Martin and Heidi Mastrogiovanni. Illustrated by artist extraordinaire Kris Wraight.