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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
A wonderful read with excellent characters and great descriptions. This book is one hell of an adventure and it has become one of my all time favourite books. I will be checking out other works of Jules Verne for sure.
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
informative
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:
No
4 estrellitas de orgullosa⭐ Fue el primer libro que leí en francés y si entendí :)
Enjoyable read. Took a little while to get going, but the second half is excellent
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-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
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-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
Uma obra muito interessante e bem construída, no entanto sofre pelo contexto em que foi escrito.
Para um livro que descreve uma viagem tem muito pouco de "livro de viagem", as perspectivas escolhidas de dois gentlemen predispõe um certo desdém.
As culturas retratadas acabam por o ser de forma superficiais, e quando são descritas assumem um papel de mesquinhas, bárbaros violentos que cometem homicídios em honra a uma deusa, ou nativos americanos violentos sem razão.
O final em si, já muito conhecido, acaba por não fazer sentido.
Não obstante, não se pode ignorar a grande influência que teve e a forma como está escrito.
Para um livro que descreve uma viagem tem muito pouco de "livro de viagem", as perspectivas escolhidas de dois gentlemen predispõe um certo desdém.
As culturas retratadas acabam por o ser de forma superficiais, e quando são descritas assumem um papel de mesquinhas, bárbaros violentos que cometem homicídios em honra a uma deusa, ou nativos americanos violentos sem razão.
O final em si, já muito conhecido, acaba por não fazer sentido.
Não obstante, não se pode ignorar a grande influência que teve e a forma como está escrito.
I approached Around the World with more than a little trepidation, but I needn't have worried. Neither overstuffed like [b:Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea|33507|Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Extraordinary Voyages, #6)|Jules Verne|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1345271681s/33507.jpg|1112418] nor under-dramatized like [b:The Mysterious Island|32831|The Mysterious Island |Jules Verne|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388278046s/32831.jpg|1167706], Verne manages a brisk book of "just the good parts" chronicling a round-the-world race against the clock. The book doesn't suffer from the what now sounds like a leisurely circumnavigation, and it is largely a group of contained challenges set around the world, all inevitably overcome by protagonist Fogg.
The unexpected pleasure of this book is Fogg's valet Passepartout, who may have experienced the worst first-day-at-a-new-job ever. Fogg is perfectly capable of his voyage unencumbered, and in fact has little actual use for Passepartout's services throughout, leaving him free to stumble from misadventure to misadventure throughout this brief book. He's the most human of the characters and the most rounded, and although Verne again stacks the deck dramatically by giving him a convenient backstory/skill set, I did find myself actually rooting for him, and wondering how he'd get out of the impossible situations in which he was thrust.
By no means a difficult read, and surprisingly light on the casual racism that plagues so many books of this era. The wonders of the world and its many cultures are presented with little judgment. It was a surprisingly fun read, after being let down by Verne's other "classic" tales.
The unexpected pleasure of this book is Fogg's valet Passepartout, who may have experienced the worst first-day-at-a-new-job ever. Fogg is perfectly capable of his voyage unencumbered, and in fact has little actual use for Passepartout's services throughout, leaving him free to stumble from misadventure to misadventure throughout this brief book. He's the most human of the characters and the most rounded, and although Verne again stacks the deck dramatically by giving him a convenient backstory/skill set, I did find myself actually rooting for him, and wondering how he'd get out of the impossible situations in which he was thrust.
By no means a difficult read, and surprisingly light on the casual racism that plagues so many books of this era. The wonders of the world and its many cultures are presented with little judgment. It was a surprisingly fun read, after being let down by Verne's other "classic" tales.