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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
Given how much I didn't particularly enjoy [a:Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas|15251910|Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] (which was likely entirely to do with the translation), I'm tickled by how fun I found Around the World. Furthermore, I actually listened to the audiobook. Shocking!
This book is funny. It's absurd in parts, with a Monty Python feel in sections, with Passepartout being the unwitting main character.
The swiftness of the story surprised me, as did how little Fogg has to do on the page. He just keeps moving one step in front of the other, with a stoicism I didn't expect. I wonder if this was Verne's opinion of the stiff upper lip Englishmen, or if he wanted the French servant to be lauded more?
This book is funny. It's absurd in parts, with a Monty Python feel in sections, with Passepartout being the unwitting main character.
The swiftness of the story surprised me, as did how little Fogg has to do on the page. He just keeps moving one step in front of the other, with a stoicism I didn't expect. I wonder if this was Verne's opinion of the stiff upper lip Englishmen, or if he wanted the French servant to be lauded more?
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
fast-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
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Tengo el libro y aun no lo leo pero con esta novela gráfica la cual disfrute mucho, tengo mas ganas d eleer el libro
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Around the World in 80 Days is full of adventure, exploration, and travel. It is a fun read for any age.
Al pari degli altri romanzo di Verne anche Questo merita il suo posto tra i grandi classici. In un volume relativamente breve (230 pagine circa) vengono delineati 3 personaggi ad hoc, raccontate vicende interessanti tutte condite con avventura e risate.
Finalmente so com’è davvero la storia del signor Phileas Fogg❣️
Finalmente so com’è davvero la storia del signor Phileas Fogg❣️
What a great book!! Adventure! Suspense! Humor! Romance! I expected this to be dry and full of dull detail like most 19th century authors, but this was such a ride! (Had Verne been a modern writer, he most assuredly made Aouda a ninja! But he can be forgiven for that.) I can't wait to read this aloud to my kids and map Fogg's journey from beginning to end!
As much as I like reading old classics that may have aged poorly, it started to get painfully racist. Struggled to have the motivation to pick it up and continue, however I might finish it in the future.