Moby-Dick Redux
Fiction inspired/influenced by Melville's masterpiece (or sometimes just by Melville)
Looking for nonfiction? Check out my list Special Interest: Moby-Dick.
created by teddydee
last updated October, 2026
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MULTIMEDIA MOBY-DICK INSPIRED RECS:
â đŹ Heathers (1989)
Please tell me how Heathers is related to Moby Dick
teddydeeOP
Oh it's a big thing!! One of the Heathers is constantly reading MD as a way to channel her repressed emotions about being totally dominated by the top Heather. When Heather gets the chance to take Heather's place in the social hierarchy of the school, she doesn't need the book anymore, but its role in the film is still not quite finished...
You might add The Celestial Seas as well
teddydeeOP
Call Me Ishmaelle is already listed, but I'll add the other one! Thanks :)
I can't believe how comprehensive this list is AND I can't believe I also have a suggestion to add: you might want to check out Railsea by China Miéville.
teddydeeOP
Added, thank you! :)
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