Deeper symbolism and hidden meanings in the books

[doug*platypus]

Moby ****

I'm with you there, Aratlithiel, I would've given Herman Melville's classic four stars. Or maybe three and a half. That particular whale is definitely not just a whale, though. And even if it was, I can't see how the lack of symbolism in one book (once again, I have to say that I think you've chosen a terrible example) would prove that there was no symoblism in another book.

Egyptians rock. Megalithic people rock. Thanks for that little off-topic gem, Eruantalon, I hadn't come across that gem of little-known wisdom before. Have you given any thought to my suggestion of proposing one single piece of symbolism at a time?