Coupled with the absorbing, mad Captain Ahab, the book is " a good read" even by 20th century standards.
加上深具魅力的疯狂船长艾哈伯，这本书即使以20世纪的标准来看也是一本“好书”。
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How much and how well you deal with those years will have a lot to do with the level of success your story achieves, with whether readers think of it as “a good read” or “a big fat bore.”
A Good Read is one of BBC Radio 4's longest-running programmes; in it two guests join the main presenter to choose and discuss their favourite books. Sue MacGregor stepped down in 2010 as the programme's longest-serving presenter (seven years). Her successor is the writer, broadcaster and academic Harriett Gilbert, who took up the reins in May 2011. Previous presenters have included the novelist Louise Doughty 1998 to 2001.