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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
the funniest moments are when jules verne mentions some fact and the modern translator in the notes is like: “that is, actually, not true”
also i cannot believe soviet kids were reading this for fun. when i told my mom i was reading this she went “awww, you want to feel like a child again?“ and i just had to be like “mom. westerners think this is a boring and hard-to-get-through novel”
also i cannot believe soviet kids were reading this for fun. when i told my mom i was reading this she went “awww, you want to feel like a child again?“ and i just had to be like “mom. westerners think this is a boring and hard-to-get-through novel”
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Reads more like a biology reference book than a novel. I feel like in writing this, Jules Verne thought, “Well surely anyone reading my book is endeavoring to become a marine biologist. I’d better make the narrator a professor so he can list ad nauseam all the underwater plants and animals.” Although the story is actually quite interesting, (and becoming more misanthropic the older I get, I understand the appeal of Captain Nemo’s oceanic refuge), large chunks feel plagiarized directly from an encyclopedia. No thanks.
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I was expecting more from this book and I was left underwhelmed. It felt a bit too non-fiction to me at times with all the observations of marine species. Normally I wouldn't mind that, being a marine scientist and all, but there was just too much of it. Plus when I read fiction I don't want to be reading fiction with a lot of non-fiction thrown in. I like my genres separate. There was also a lot of "Oh we have a problem with this rare animal? Well the only logical explanation is to kill it!" Which I guess is a lot of what people of that time thought so I can't say I blame Verne too much to that degree, but even so you would think that the scientists wouldn't be on board with that kind of thinking. Overall, the plot had potential it just was executed as well as I had hoped.