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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Cannibalism
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I am so disappointed in this book. I picked it up because I remember loving it as a kid, because All the Light We Cannot See reminded me how much I love Verne, and because I needed a book at least 100 years older than me for the 2016 Popsugar reading challenge.
This book is smug, classist, racist, and sexist. The book follows a stoic Brit, his buffoon French servant, and (eventually) his "practically white" Indian romantic interest as the race around the world, pursued by a buffoon police detective. It makes fun of everyone else with wide stupid caricatures of Indians, Asians, Americans (though I was amused by the political stuff), Mormons, Sioux, etc.
Maybe, I could have just been vaguely disgusted and called the book a terrible example of its time if the story hadn't been surprisingly tedious with every roadblock handled quickly and with no real challenge or if the characters had any depth or interest. But it was just not very good.
I was a much more patient reader as a child, apparently. This is the second time I've picked up a book that I remember absolutely loving and found it a slog. I will probably let the rest of my childhood favorites remain good memories.
Popsugar Challenge: Book at least 100 years older than you
This book is smug, classist, racist, and sexist. The book follows a stoic Brit, his buffoon French servant, and (eventually) his "practically white" Indian romantic interest as the race around the world, pursued by a buffoon police detective. It makes fun of everyone else with wide stupid caricatures of Indians, Asians, Americans (though I was amused by the political stuff), Mormons, Sioux, etc.
Maybe, I could have just been vaguely disgusted and called the book a terrible example of its time if the story hadn't been surprisingly tedious with every roadblock handled quickly and with no real challenge or if the characters had any depth or interest. But it was just not very good.
I was a much more patient reader as a child, apparently. This is the second time I've picked up a book that I remember absolutely loving and found it a slog. I will probably let the rest of my childhood favorites remain good memories.
Popsugar Challenge: Book at least 100 years older than you
adventurous
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
What had he brought back from this long and weary journey? Nothing, say you? Perhaps so; nothing but a charming woman, who, strange as it may appear, made him the happiest of men! Truly, would you not for less than that make the tour around the world?
Around the World in Eighty Days has always been one of those films I could always watch and just enjoy it. Now, the book and the film have major differences - the journeys are barely the same, but it makes neither the book nor the film bad.
3-stars rating for me means it's a decent book. I enjoyed reading it, so clearly my appreciation for the film did not spoil the book for me. I specifically liked the feel of the book. It wasn't a fast-paced adventure story, which is exactly what made it enjoyable for me. People today might be a bit spoilt and imagine books to be written like all those Hollywood action films, but this old-fashioned adventure was very charming to read.
The characters had their own little quirks and they all seem to come together in the end, and the way the story wraps up is just inspiring - as evident by the quote I included. I'm not surprised by the praise given to Verne!
Around the World in Eighty Days has always been one of those films I could always watch and just enjoy it. Now, the book and the film have major differences - the journeys are barely the same, but it makes neither the book nor the film bad.
3-stars rating for me means it's a decent book. I enjoyed reading it, so clearly my appreciation for the film did not spoil the book for me. I specifically liked the feel of the book. It wasn't a fast-paced adventure story, which is exactly what made it enjoyable for me. People today might be a bit spoilt and imagine books to be written like all those Hollywood action films, but this old-fashioned adventure was very charming to read.
The characters had their own little quirks and they all seem to come together in the end, and the way the story wraps up is just inspiring - as evident by the quote I included. I'm not surprised by the praise given to Verne!
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
very adventurous and fun. i am glad i have finally gotten to reading it.
I absolutaly LOVE this book! It's so funny and totally different from what I thought it was going to be!