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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
A classic that I hadn't read since I was a kid. Fun premise but lots of exoticism that is hard to justify at this point. I think it would be fun if someone would re-write this as a Sci fi trying to get around the galaxy.
Ich war sehr positiv überrascht von dem Buch. Gerade nach Robinson Crusoe vor ein paar Monaten bin ich vom schlechtesten ausgegangen, als mir das Buch zufällig in die Hände fiel, da Klassiker natürlich immer so eine Sache sind, aber im Vergleich zu Crusoe war dieses Buch hier um einiges menschenfreundlicher und der Stil hat mir um einiges besser gefallen. Es ist auch in diesem Buch nicht wirklich viel passiert, Probleme ließen sich schnell lösen und es bestand nie wirklich Gefahr oder ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten traten auf (jedenfalls nicht in meiner Ausgabe), sondern alles wirkte wie sehr schnell abgeschlossen und hatte immer innerhalb kürzester Zeit einen äußerst vorteilhaften Ausgang, aber die Figuren in diesem Buch waren mir um einiges sympathischer und die verschiedenen Schauplätze sehr viel abwechslungsreicher und ansprechender, und entsprechend hat auch die ganze Geschichte mir mehr zugesagt, selbst wenn inhaltlich kaum mehr Hürden genommen werden mussten (oder so fühlte es sich an).
Read this with my kids as we studied world geography. It was a fun, quirky story that lent itself to an interesting study of a variety of places as Fogg traveled the world. We enjoyed it.
I'm sure when this came out it was amazing, as not many people had travelled the world. However, in this time I don't need to know all of the facts of the American railway or how much each boat weighed.
Also, I guessed the ending (no spoilers) and a large proportion of his journey was very uneventful. The eventful parts were interesting to read, there just weren't enough of them
Also, I guessed the ending (no spoilers) and a large proportion of his journey was very uneventful. The eventful parts were interesting to read, there just weren't enough of them
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
4.5*
I thought that maybe I'd like this book a lot better then I did, but it's on the better end of classics that I've read. I know this is a translated book from France. later this year I'll read it in French and see if I like it better.
I thought that maybe I'd like this book a lot better then I did, but it's on the better end of classics that I've read. I know this is a translated book from France. later this year I'll read it in French and see if I like it better.
Well written for its time, but ultimately a celebration of white supremacy, European modernity, and colonial empire.
adventurous
challenging
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
