Moby Dick

Ignorance is the parent of fear . . .

- Herman Melville.

I have read Moby Dick precisely twice.  Frankly, it is a hard read and has so many layers that the mind wanders.  The first time I read it, I was sitting in my truck in the parking lot of a little restaurant in Tioga, Texas.  It was pouring rain, which seemed somehow apropos.  I had to read it for my high school AP English class (one classic novel a week).  I had gone up to our farm for some peace and quiet, but the power went out in the storm and I needed light.  I reread it again a few years ago.  It’s a magnificent study of the human condition.  It’s a shame Melville wasn’t recognized in his time.