{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63dc10d32dba3100108683e2/6a23876febd8b0fa7360f831?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Moby Dick by Herman Melville: otherness and obsession","description":"<p>In this episode Shruti and Neha discuss the great American classic, <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780142437247\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Moby Dick</a>, by Herman Melville. We discuss the book's themes of otherness and obsession, but we also get in to so much more, including its racism and (maybe?) progressiveness, naturalism and Darwin, H.P. Lovecraft, and prophecies. Finally, we ponder its status as a classic; does this book deserve to stand the test of time?</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><a href=\"https://beigemoth.blog/moby-dick/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Beige Moth [Blog]</a></p><p><br></p><p>Shelf Discovery</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780060838744\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ahab's Wife</a> by Sena Jeter Naslund</p><p><a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/495951.Ahab_s_Bride\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ahab's Bride</a> by Louise M. Gouge</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780802166494\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Call me Ishmaelle</a> by Xiaolu Guo</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780141439471\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Frankenstein</a> by Mary Shelley</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/98995/9780593231517\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sky Daddy</a> by Kate Folk</p><p><br></p><p>If you would like to get additional recommendations, analyses, and behind-the-scenes content related to this and all of our episodes, <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/6290f10b889cc00014eaca8c/shows/63dc10d32dba3100108683e2/episodes/subscribe%20to%20our%20free%20newsletter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to our free email newsletter</a> on Substack.</p><p><br></p><p>We love to hear from listeners about the books we discuss - you can connect with us on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thenoveltea.pod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> or by emailing us at thenovelteapod@gmail.com.</p><p>This episode description contains links to Bookshop.org, a website that supports independent bookstores. If you use these links we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.</p>","author_name":"Neha & Shruti"}