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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
fast-paced
It's funny reading something this old and quirks of the period.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
This is a perfectly readable book, but it's perhaps a little of its time maybe? In this book, Phileas Fogg bets friend from his club that he couldn't get round the world in 80 days. So off he sets, has escapades, and gets home, but does he make it in time?
It's ok as a book, and I can see how people might have liked it at the time, with its descriptions of various spots on the globe, but these descriptions, with Native American attacks, and Indian "burial rites", feel a little dubious on occasions. I shouldn't old judge books by todays standards, it felt... it put a certain distance between me and the characters.
The other this I didn't realise was that many, if not most, of the side escapades were had by Fogg's valet, Passepartout. This probably shouldn't have been a surprise given the character was French, and the book was written by a Frenchman, but it still surprised me.
It's ok as a book, and I can see how people might have liked it at the time, with its descriptions of various spots on the globe, but these descriptions, with Native American attacks, and Indian "burial rites", feel a little dubious on occasions. I shouldn't old judge books by todays standards, it felt... it put a certain distance between me and the characters.
The other this I didn't realise was that many, if not most, of the side escapades were had by Fogg's valet, Passepartout. This probably shouldn't have been a surprise given the character was French, and the book was written by a Frenchman, but it still surprised me.
A beloved classic that remains filled with derring-do and the possibilities of challenges.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Yes, he was ahead of his time, and he had great worldbuilding, but Jules Verne's works aren't super relevant anymore.
Carmen Sandiego did it better.
I can’t believe I finished this racist, imperialist fantasy book. Everywhere the characters went, the people that hadn’t been “civilized” by the English were “savages.” I can’t even justify it as for its time. This book is a pat on the back to the white saviors and ultimately a waste of time.
I can’t believe I finished this racist, imperialist fantasy book. Everywhere the characters went, the people that hadn’t been “civilized” by the English were “savages.” I can’t even justify it as for its time. This book is a pat on the back to the white saviors and ultimately a waste of time.