I’m currently reading “The Number of the Beast” by Robert Heinlein. Book is from the 1980s, and there’s a completely doubled up paragraph in the book! It spans two pages but the image shows enough I think.

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      Melville goes on tangents for entire chapters, namely about whales and whaling practices.

      Also, ‘Moby Dick’ is great as an audiobook narrated by Frank Muller. Got the old-timey feel that fits perfectly.

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        Ah! I was telling my brother how Heinlein couldn’t seem to complete a thought without going on a tangent. But for CHAPTERS! Hah I love it.

        I’ve noticed this is kinda common in scifi, it’s a chance for people to bloviate about their profession or hobby. So yeah there’s a lot of side quests.