Moby Dick Big Read, anyone?

[msmerymac]

Have you heard about this?

www.mobydickbigread.com/

Each day they post a new audio chapter from Moby Dick, read by a celebrity. Tilda Swinton did the first chapter. They're up to about 10 now, but you can download the old chapters. They'll be finished in January.

You can also find the podcast on iTunes.

[duckduck]

Neat idea!

And I love your siggy.

[msmerymac]

Thanks!

[bugaboo]

Stupid question, but how long does each chapter take?

[apelila]

Cool idea! I wonder how long the chapters will be available? Moby Dick is on my agenda for next year.

[msmerymac]

Sept 24, 2012 18:50:30 GMT -5 bugaboo said:

Stupid question, but how long does each chapter take?

So far, the first 1 is 15 minutes, the second one is just under 10. So if you do it daily, it's not very long. I might build a bunch up and listen to 4-5 on my commute home every day (about 40-45 minutes). There are a lot of chapters (over 90), but they aren't long.

[briedrew]

I love this idea! I'm going to have to check these out. Thanks!

[bugaboo]

Great! Thanks. I have a 1/2 hr commute each way, so I was hoping to listen on the drive.

[aurora]

Thanks for sharing. This is one of those books I've always thought I should read but never had the motivation to.

[sporklemotion]

Thanks for sharing this-- I've been listening and am really enjoying it. I've been trying to motivate myself to reread Moby Dick for a while, because I really liked it when I read it in college, but I haven't made it past the first 10 or so chapters.

[msmerymac]

FYI, if you want to follow along or switch between audio and the print version, Goodreads has a Moby Dick ebook you can download for free. I'm assuming project Gutenberg does as well.