Enriched.

 A 24-hour marathon reading of Moby-Dick at the New Bedford Whaling Museum ...

“The marathon is a way to read the book with more structure and purpose,” said Dotson, who was taking the opportunity to explore Moby-Dick for the first time since he left school.

“To really get immersed in it.”

You heard that refrain in every corner of the New Bedford Whaling Museum: Moby-Dick is spectacular, hilarious, misunderstood, sonorous, and psychedelic. You will be enriched as a person by experiencing it, and you must ignore those who gripe about its quirks. This is where I must admit that I, too, have never read Moby-Dick, so I can say with confidence that if you are the least bit curious about the book, and require a gentle push to take the dive, then nothing will convince you more of its majesty than to sit on the deck of the Lagoda—amid a panorama of oceanic bric-a-brac and reclaimed nautical artifacts—watching the Nation of Melville burst into hysterics.