Reviews - Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers

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Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers

Jules Verne

3.59 AVERAGE

ericbrasiln's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

5thorseman007's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Amazing read, I love Verne's writing style; the quick pivots between adventures throughout the book add a spontaneity and sense of wonder to the tone despite the heavier nature of the intercut chapters. Only one complaint: I feel that the two larger events toward the end of the book were rushed through, despite them being massive setpiece-like discoveries.

drmaths's review against another edition

1.5

slow-paced

khadijah3's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abmalada's review against another edition

2.0

I guess, by my own rules, I technically have to give this book 2 stars because I finished it. But I vehemently hate this book. I don't know why it's put on such a pedestal. It's lazy writing. I mean, Verne spends literal *pages* giving the scientific name for every fish that passes the submarine, but then uses a deus ex machina to avoid writing the hard part of the climax after building up all this tension? It's ridiculous, lazy, and rude to do to one's readers!

Spoiler

Seriously. After all the drama of the submarine being dragged into a whirlpool, he hits his head after like 5 minutes and then miraculously wakes up on the shore perfectly fine? It's unbelievable and unrealistic.