Reviews with content warning for Racism - Around the World in Eighty Days

A short adventure, which for the time must have been exhilarating to read. Current reflections on the British empire and the peoples of non-European nations will reveal a less favorable perspective.

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alexutzu's review against another edition

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adventurous informative 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? It's complicated

3.75

I have been trying to get into a Jules Verne book for ages. This was not easy to do because of various extensive descriptions that slowed the pace, but it was nevertheless one of his most dynamic books in my eyes. I still had to skim through some parts, though.

I felt that this story had different goals: some parts seemed satirical, others were basically constituting a travel journal. The characters developed in various ways throughout the journey, but I could not avoid thinking that they were rather problematic and not totally likeable. Some comparisons and discussions about different cultures weren't great either.

All in all, I liked the plot twist, but the romantic side of the story did not make much sense to me. Some details related to the journey caught my attention, but the lengthy descriptions and the character behaviours didn't help me with getting immersed in the story.

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blubbflubbl's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-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

1.75

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kndllcr's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

2.0

jfc that was slow and boring. wouldnt you know they travel the world in as short a time as they can, so its basically just 'woAh when will the next boat be [and then they are on the boat]. woAh we gove goota wait hOW LLONG for the next boat??? [and then they are on the bost] with s o m e hijinks in between. the main guy is written intentionally drab and boring so the sidekicks can shine brighter, but theyre also quite broing and annoying. also nonstop praising of colonialism which. makes sense for the time but just reads today as 'dear god shut up about britains hold on hong kong I GET IT you think colonialism was good'. racism around indigenous americans. indian damsel in distress who gets whitewashed faster than you can say Aouda. less than barely any talk of the great sights they are seeing, bar comments of how relieved Passepartout is to be in the English Part of Town™ (or how scared he is to be in the Native Part of Town™)

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emynewenn's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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literaryrevisited's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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