Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas

By Herman Melville

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"Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas" by Herman Melville is a story that follows the adventures of a South Sea whaling boat and is centered around Melville's personal memories as a crew member.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trajectory, Inc.
• Release date: Oct 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781632096579

Herman Melville

Herman Melville was an American novelist, essayist, short story writer and poet. His most notable work, Moby Dick, is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature.

Reviews for Omoo

[kerns222 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Typee--adventure story only read because Melville did better later. Here are the basics: jumped ship on Pacific isle, horrendous idols, savage cannibals, and half-clad nymphs. Titillation and adrenalin for the 1800's. And speculations on the good life, too (good life = piles of breadfruit, nymphs, and bananas).

[coach_of_alva · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Two wonderful autobiographical novels and one wacked out allegory.

[geoffwyss · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Lots of great stuff in Typee, but (as with Moby Dick) most of it is in the first 20% of the book. Starts off being about race and colonialism, ends up being about sexy Polynesian chicks weaving napkins.

[theidiot_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

a unique look at life in the south pacific