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Colección Verne. Cinco semanas en globo by Jules Verne, Jules Verne, Antonio Ribot y Fontsere
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.
kb_208's review against another edition
2.0
I am a fan of Jules Verne's stories, but this was one a bit weak. It was one of his first, if not his first, so he was still finding his voice. There isn't too much by way of conflict that isn't solved within one or two chapters. The book was clearly written in the 1860's as there is strong dehumanization of the African people. They are all presented as savage cannibals.
It's not a horrible read, but I would suggest Journey to the Center of the Earth and 20,0000 Leagues under the Sea before reading this.
It's not a horrible read, but I would suggest Journey to the Center of the Earth and 20,0000 Leagues under the Sea before reading this.
vighneshgawad's review against another edition
5.0
This was my first jules verne's novel and it has very extraordinary balloon and travellers .He has written not only humorous and adventurous but also he explain science of motion of ballon and description of africa
angh's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
pizzamcpin3ppl3's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
dorinlazar's review against another edition
4.0
„Cinci săptămâni în balon” e una din acele cărți pe care vrei să le citești când ai zece ani și nu ai conexiune la internet. Are ce îi trebuie - explorarea unor tărâmuri necunoscute (pe atunci), povestea tuturor explorărilor Africii așa cum le cunoștea Jules Verne și multă, multă aventură. Finalul este genul pe care-l țin minte de când eram mic și care m-a obsedat ani la rândul după aceea. Dar e o carte care a îmbătrânit destul de rău, și la o citire nouă i-am văzut dedesubturile mai clar ca niciodată - personajele sunt unidimensionale, aventurile sunt destul de puțin aventuroase, „balonul” e puțin folosit ca personaj, imaginea epocii despre Africa e... cel puțin interesantă, poate chiar problematică, am putea zice astăzi.
Dar cartea asta e scrisă la un moment în care rasismul e văzut ca o treabă inocentă; comerțul de sclavi văzut ca o realitate curentă, și se simte triumfalismul un pic naiv al civilizatorului european din mijlocul secolului XIX. Sigur, dacă reușim să trecem peste aceste aspecte un pic mai problematice, cartea e foarte plăcută, are un ritm alert, fără pauze inutile. Se simte că e prima carte din seria Călătoriilor extraordinare, se simte că e mai puțin șlefuit, că e un experiment (reușit).
Traducerea românească de la Litera are mici probleme ici-colo, poate cea mai mare și cea mai dezamăgitoare e insistența de a calcula greșit gradele Celsius din gradele Fahrenheit. 122F sunt 67 grade Celsius, 140F=78C, 180F=100C șamd. Nu știu pe ce scară a calculat traducătoarea, dar suspectez că pe scara blocului. Nu îmi dau seama ce alte erori a mai făcut, dar chiar și așa, erorile par destul de mici, aproape acceptabile.
Dar cartea asta e scrisă la un moment în care rasismul e văzut ca o treabă inocentă; comerțul de sclavi văzut ca o realitate curentă, și se simte triumfalismul un pic naiv al civilizatorului european din mijlocul secolului XIX. Sigur, dacă reușim să trecem peste aceste aspecte un pic mai problematice, cartea e foarte plăcută, are un ritm alert, fără pauze inutile. Se simte că e prima carte din seria Călătoriilor extraordinare, se simte că e mai puțin șlefuit, că e un experiment (reușit).
Traducerea românească de la Litera are mici probleme ici-colo, poate cea mai mare și cea mai dezamăgitoare e insistența de a calcula greșit gradele Celsius din gradele Fahrenheit. 122F sunt 67 grade Celsius, 140F=78C, 180F=100C șamd. Nu știu pe ce scară a calculat traducătoarea, dar suspectez că pe scara blocului. Nu îmi dau seama ce alte erori a mai făcut, dar chiar și așa, erorile par destul de mici, aproape acceptabile.
reubendb's review against another edition
3.0
After months of non-committal to this book, I’m happy to have finished it. Vernes first book had its moments and certainly sets the stage of epic journeys to follow, but like Kennedy mentioned in the final chapter “had it not been for the incident at Tchad Lake, I might have passed the full journey with nothing but a yawn”
bear_calderon's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5