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Colección Verne. Cinco semanas en globo by Jules Verne, Jules Verne, Antonio Ribot y Fontsere
merionanne's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
ipanzica's review against another edition
1.0
I read a few Jules Verne books and this book is the most boring one I read. One positive thing I can say about this book was that it was an easy and quick read.
sofu_111's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
0rl0c's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
kndllcr's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.75
gee damn if i thought round the world in 80 days was dragged out and uncomfortbaly collonialist then i was clearly not prepared for this shit show.
i could not tell you a single event that happened in this book bc i spent 80% of it spaced out while reading. they introduced the main characters and they were so indisitinguishable i immediately forgot which one was which, and only upon ffinishing the book and reading the lovely 'they lived happily ever after' epilogue can i now in full confidence tell you the fergusen was the Dr. , joe was the butler, and kennedy was the reluctant dragalong friend.
i could not tell you a single event that happened in this book bc i spent 80% of it spaced out while reading. they introduced the main characters and they were so indisitinguishable i immediately forgot which one was which, and only upon ffinishing the book and reading the lovely 'they lived happily ever after' epilogue can i now in full confidence tell you the fergusen was the Dr. , joe was the butler, and kennedy was the reluctant dragalong friend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
alexandracpedro's review against another edition
Boring and racist...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
longhorn396's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
vingilot's review against another edition
4.0
A science fiction story from the 19th century. about things which are now reality which has far surpassed this fiction.
A professor, his friend, and a servant go on an adventure together, in a marvelously designed balloon. A tale of adventure, and survival awaits.
This was my first time reading Verne, and it was interesting. It is funny to read something that seems so munbdane but must have read as quite fantastical at the time. I was surprised at how accurate the science felt, even to a modern reader. The balloon seemed believable, although I admit I have no expertise in the field to speak of.
It is a product of its time, there is for example quite a bit of colonialist wish fulfillment going on, and its portrayal of native populations, or anyone who is not white and christian for that matter is problematic to say the least. However not remotely as bad as other novels I have read from the era.
All in all an interesting read, and a fascinating insight in the era where science first started to change our world significantly.
A professor, his friend, and a servant go on an adventure together, in a marvelously designed balloon. A tale of adventure, and survival awaits.
This was my first time reading Verne, and it was interesting. It is funny to read something that seems so munbdane but must have read as quite fantastical at the time. I was surprised at how accurate the science felt, even to a modern reader. The balloon seemed believable, although I admit I have no expertise in the field to speak of.
It is a product of its time, there is for example quite a bit of colonialist wish fulfillment going on, and its portrayal of native populations, or anyone who is not white and christian for that matter is problematic to say the least. However not remotely as bad as other novels I have read from the era.
All in all an interesting read, and a fascinating insight in the era where science first started to change our world significantly.
walden2ite's review against another edition
3.0
Some parts dragged a little, but overall good for a classic.
melles_gothic_reads's review against another edition
1.0
I really did not like this story at all. This is, by the way my first verne novel, and I'll definitely give his work a second chance but I'll wait a few month because this just wasn't it.
At first I was going to give it two stars but I decided on giving it 1 after feeling so dreadful while getting through it. The story I didn't find interesting in the slightest, it was all just, three guys in a ballon going over Africa and OH a minor inconvenience happens, but the 'i know everything' main character always has a solution in a few minutes. Which just really made me not care at all about the situations they got in because I knew they would be out of that situation on the end of the chapter. I just felt like there was nothing going on and I felt bored throughout. I really didn't like the characters either. Ferguson was over was too confident, all of joe's actions were just him helping his 'master' and dick, I only remember he was a hunter and way too attached to his gun, and I just finished reading this five minutes ago so that's saying something.
It also had quite a lot of racism in it, which, I know it's a novek from the mid 19th century, but it still made me either uncomfortable, or just annoyed at all the very racist things said by the characters.
I still have quite high hopes for the rest of his works though, I'll read another one in a few months or so and we'll see how that goes.
At first I was going to give it two stars but I decided on giving it 1 after feeling so dreadful while getting through it. The story I didn't find interesting in the slightest, it was all just, three guys in a ballon going over Africa and OH a minor inconvenience happens, but the 'i know everything' main character always has a solution in a few minutes. Which just really made me not care at all about the situations they got in because I knew they would be out of that situation on the end of the chapter. I just felt like there was nothing going on and I felt bored throughout. I really didn't like the characters either. Ferguson was over was too confident, all of joe's actions were just him helping his 'master' and dick, I only remember he was a hunter and way too attached to his gun, and I just finished reading this five minutes ago so that's saying something.
It also had quite a lot of racism in it, which, I know it's a novek from the mid 19th century, but it still made me either uncomfortable, or just annoyed at all the very racist things said by the characters.
I still have quite high hopes for the rest of his works though, I'll read another one in a few months or so and we'll see how that goes.