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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
Eh.
Read as part of the book club choice in Hedda's Patreon. I am far more familiar with the David Niven movie (I read like a Junior Illustrated Classic edition as a kid, the little square paperback one that had a line drawing opposite a block of text on every 2-page spread). This is fine. It's a product of it's time (cf. xenophobia and racism). I had to laugh that the Frenchman-writing-a-stereotypical-Englishman. I was surprised at 1) how the movie did stick primarily to the book for the majority of the plot, swapping out the "sailing" scene for hot-air ballooning (also, the DRAMA of getting to the Club and Sir John Mills having the hiccups is not in the book) and 2) speaking of hot air balloons, that is NOT a method of transportation in the book but WOW did it get into all of the marketing and book covers.
This is narrated by Jim Dale - who continues his streak of just not having a reading voice I jam with. Listened on 3x speed and I didn't miss anything.
Read as part of the book club choice in Hedda's Patreon. I am far more familiar with the David Niven movie (I read like a Junior Illustrated Classic edition as a kid, the little square paperback one that had a line drawing opposite a block of text on every 2-page spread). This is fine. It's a product of it's time (cf. xenophobia and racism). I had to laugh that the Frenchman-writing-a-stereotypical-Englishman. I was surprised at 1) how the movie did stick primarily to the book for the majority of the plot, swapping out the "sailing" scene for hot-air ballooning (also, the DRAMA of getting to the Club and Sir John Mills having the hiccups is not in the book) and 2) speaking of hot air balloons, that is NOT a method of transportation in the book but WOW did it get into all of the marketing and book covers.
This is narrated by Jim Dale - who continues his streak of just not having a reading voice I jam with. Listened on 3x speed and I didn't miss anything.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-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
adventurous
relaxing
medium-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
The amount of praise this book had for the British, it almost read like a satire.
I always find these books kind of funny, where we get the colonizer's POV and what was going on in their minds. I just look at this 'the sun never sets on the British empire' type of stuff and I am immediately pissed and this book wasn't even subtle about it.
Anyhow, the book was lowkey funny. That's why it's getting three stars. Mr. Fogg was such a cutie, this man will be facing the greatest crisis and his reaction would've been
""Ah!" Mr. Fogg said in a soft voice."
Can't believe Fix followed a random man around the world but my idea is that he just needed a little vacay.
I always find these books kind of funny, where we get the colonizer's POV and what was going on in their minds. I just look at this 'the sun never sets on the British empire' type of stuff and I am immediately pissed and this book wasn't even subtle about it.
Anyhow, the book was lowkey funny. That's why it's getting three stars. Mr. Fogg was such a cutie, this man will be facing the greatest crisis and his reaction would've been
""Ah!" Mr. Fogg said in a soft voice."
Can't believe Fix followed a random man around the world but my idea is that he just needed a little vacay.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes