Billy Budd

An interesting story, written in a way that may be difficult for non-native English speakers to understand. So some subtleties may have escaped my grasp. From what I had read about the novel, I thought it would dwell more on the relationship between Billy Budd and Claggart. Their interactions seemed very brief to me, not justifying the 'controversy', if there ever was one, that surrounds the tale. Even so, it was a very enjoyable read, the prose alone would make it a worthy one.... leia mais