And there's always the great short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener", perhaps the first commentary on the meaninglessness of office life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartleby,_the_Scrivener

One could also derive interesting parallels to modern times with his 'Confidence-Man' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Confidence-Man

I would prefer not to.

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Agreed! Though it's still about 80 pages. If you want to experience Moby Dick but don't feel like a strong reader or haven't found a way to enjoy this kind of literature, I'd recommend the audiobook while you're driving or doing something else for extended periods. The language is meant to wash over you and feel overwhelming.

In the very early Twitter days, writer Jay Bushman did a sci-fi adaptation of Benito Cereno, tweet by tweet. It was the first I encountered that storytelling format, and Jay has gone on to other successes in digital media writing since...

I met him at a BarCamp in Los Angeles, that's how I started following the account. I miss BarCamp.

Anyway, The Good Captain.

http://jaybushman.com/The-Good-Captain