Dante’s Inferno is like a horror movie! And Melville is hilarious.
Moby Dick is one of, if not the most, unreadable of classic novels. Most adults who have claimed to have read it are either literature students or they read an abridged copy.
When Moby Dick was adapted to film in 1956 it was no small wonder that John Huston and Ray Bradbury struggled with it so much. I recommend Bradbury’s Green Shadows, White Whale for a great biographical account of adapting the book, along with some insight into Huston (they hated each other) and a fascinating view of Ireland in the 50’s.