Teenage Victory Songs, a musical blog dedicated to all things Weezer, began its review of the band s 1996 albumPinkerton with the following: Like Hamlet is a young manâs play, Pinkerton is a young manâs album. Â
With this list in mind, here s my own contribution: âMoby Dickâ is a young man s novel, what with its smoldering metaphysical angst peculiar to the 18-29 age group.Â
Since I won t be young forever (indeed, my contract with Penn State is due to expire at the end of this semester), I decided to dive deep into the only Great American Novel that also functions as a whaling manual.