Moby-Dick-Scented Candle
Moby-Dick-Scented Candle
Moby-Dick-Scented Candle
Moby-Dick-Scented Candle
Moby-Dick-Scented Candle
Moby-Dick-Scented Candle
Moby-Dick-Scented Candle
Moby-Dick-Scented Candle
Moby-Dick-Scented Candle
Moby-Dick-Scented Candle
Moby-Dick-Scented Candle

Moby-Dick-Scented Candle

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MOBY-DICK SCENTED CANDLE

Q: Did you read Moby-Dick in order to make this candle? I’ve heard it’s pretty long.

A: I read Moby Dick in high school, and I think I remember it pretty well. 

Q: Does it smell like a whale?
A: It smells exactly like a whale. As Herman Melville noted in Chapter 94, whales sometimes smell “literally and truly, like the smell of spring violets.” So that is what this candle smells like. (If you think whales DON’T smell like spring violets...just how is it that you know what whales smell like, anyhow?!)

Q: Is the wax boat on the candle’s surface based on Melville’s highly detailed description of the Nantucket whaler Pequod?
A: Yes, sure.

Q: Moby-Dick is famously exhaustive in its descriptions of whales and whaling. How did Melville learn so much about whaling?
A: He worked on whaling vessels around the world for four years before writing Moby-DickThis is just one example of Melville doing more research for Moby-Dick the novel than we did for the Moby-Dick the candle.

Q: What is your favorite part of Moby-Dick?
A: Well, Chapter 1 is the part I’ve read the most times, so let’s say Chapter 1.

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Kayla Combs
Perfect gift for a Moby Dick fan or any book lover

I got this for my dad for his birthday-- he loves classic books and Moby Dick is one of his favorites. He couldn't stop gushing over the detail and the funny references. Also it smells amazing! Just like a whale, haha! It's perfect; thank you

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Erica
delightful

This candle smells so good, for real.

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Call me Paul M.
MD

I’ll be eager to see which takes longer, reading the book or burning the candle. I did actually read the book. But, since I wasn’t timing myself, it might be quite some time before I can provide discerning candle buyers with any accurate answer. The candle itself is very nice. The smashed Pequod and the whale making his triumphant escape. So now that you know the end you can buy the candle and say you read the book! SPOILER ALERT Ishmael on Queequeg’s coffin would have completed it (hint, hint Kate).

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Queequeg
I actually read this book and liked it

For real. I liked Moby Dick and read it on purpose, for pleasure, of my own initiative. I thought it was clever and funny. Now that I’ve confessed this you know that I am suspect and you may wish to ignore this review. The candle smells very nice - not overpowering, and no barnacles and weird seaweed. I love it.

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Reiko Graham
Great product, fast shipping

JD & Kate, you are the Mozarts of candles. I bought this for my husband who wrote his dissertation on Moby Dick and although he is a man's man who exudes testosterone and won't eat vegetables, he loved it! The details, from the wax to the label, are fabulous. Thank you for your service!

p.s., also got the Trudeau candle for my MIL (I will encourage her to use the tattoos!!), but won't see her until the New Year, but again, the details are delightful.