It's been a while since I read Moby-Dick and, though I liked it a lot I am unlikely to read it again (so many books, so little time). But a graphic novel edition? Yes, please! It was a treat to get a refresher in the form of a book I could finish in one sitting, as well as reintroductions to the characters and overall narrative arc. I would have preferred an illustration style that was a bit less stark, but a lack of color is arguably a fitting artistic choice. ( )

Fastest Moby Dick ever, with amazing black and white images capturing a lot of what makes this book special. ( )

It renders the story to its essence and in pictures saves a thousand words. ( )

Moby Dick é um verdadeiro triunfo do premiado artista francês Christophe Chabouté, aclamada como a mais impressionante adaptação desse clássico da literatura para os quadrinhos. A epopeia do obcecado capitão Ahab em busca do cachalote branco é recontada de forma magistral pelas mãos de um mestre, que optou por conservar o texto original de Herman Melville, transformando-o numa primorosa narrativa gráfica. Prepare-se para a emocionante caçada à maior das criaturas do mar, ao lado do narrador Ismael, do misterioso aborígene Queequeg e de uma tripulação que oferece o próprio sangue para seu capitão em troca da promessa de glória e ouro, sem saber que, na verdade, o que os aguarda é a desgraça e o infortúnio!

I spent the entire summer after I graduated high school forcing myself to read the Moby Dick novel. It was a dreadful experience, and like the compulsive need to pick at a scab, I keep picking up the inevitable graphic novel adaptations that come out every five years or so to revisit the pain. I was hoping Chaboute would lean toward a mostly wordless adaptation like his [b:The Park Bench|32951507|The Park Bench|Christophe Chabouté|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1499336598s/32951507.jpg|53580167] GN, but he still included sentences that seem to come directly from the novel, and each time I came across one, I felt sickened.

Chaboute probably does a decent adaptation, but I just cannot be impartial enough to judge that separate from the source material. ( )