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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
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
I understand why this is a classic and considered a must read. I can see how many modern science fiction novels and series have taken their queues from this story. The writing was sophisticated. I honestly feel bad rating this book so low, but it was just not for me. I did not feel interested in the story. I am not giving away spoilers, but they end up on an advanced submarine and they travel the planet. They get to see the depths of the sea, hunt different types of sea monsters, discover lost cities and islands, while seeing the world from the ship. There is a small amount of tension amongst some of the people that don't want to be on the ship and are not allowed to leave for a particular reason. But besides that I felt like the story was pretty mellow for an adventure book.
The more I think of it though, this is probably the archetypal adventure story. Men go around to dangerous places, fight mighty beasts, discover new lands, claim discoveries and territories for themselves. I feel like I should like that type of story, but I was just not that into this story.
The more I think of it though, this is probably the archetypal adventure story. Men go around to dangerous places, fight mighty beasts, discover new lands, claim discoveries and territories for themselves. I feel like I should like that type of story, but I was just not that into this story.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
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:
Yes
this felt like a self insert fanfic... mr jules verne making up his dream man aka captain nemo
How could such a wet book be so dry.
This was funny because there would be many boring chapters, and then a truly beautiful scene when the reader least expects it. Like in Dracula, I enjoyed the fact that all the characters are a bunch of weirdos. The “straight man” protagonist to the rest of the cast could very well be another book’s Weird Guy. I LOVED several scenes within (such as the underwater forest and funeral), but man could Aronnax talk about fish and PSI and currents and fish. And then a different kind of fish.
2024.05.15 @49%
This is honestly one of the most boring books I've ever started. The are many, long list of the taxonomic details of fish, corals, sea anemone, sea-birds and more. In addition to this many technical details in general and anything to do with underwater travelling, specifically. I this takes up almost half the book and I would advice to read an abridged version if you want to give it a go.
This wasn't even my only gripe with this classic. There was close to no plot or drive, they just travel around, finding new things to classify. Characters are almost void of personality, having one trait that defines them. There is no depth or complexity.
This is honestly one of the most boring books I've ever started. The are many, long list of the taxonomic details of fish, corals, sea anemone, sea-birds and more. In addition to this many technical details in general and anything to do with underwater travelling, specifically. I this takes up almost half the book and I would advice to read an abridged version if you want to give it a go.
This wasn't even my only gripe with this classic. There was close to no plot or drive, they just travel around, finding new things to classify. Characters are almost void of personality, having one trait that defines them. There is no depth or complexity.
Fair. Not quite the high-octane undersea adventure I was expecting. Parts were wordy and slow. Too much exposition and the plot seemed threadbare with random events thrown in, apparently heading nowhere and getting nowhere.