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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I’m glad I listened to this classic (narration by Jim Dale) rather than read it myself: I would have slaughtered the pronounciations of Passpartout and Miss Aouda’s names!
The story was a fantastic adventure that would have been doubly so if he had allowed time to see the sights as he went along! Glad I finally read this one. [Boy I seem to be saying that with every classic I finish!]
The story was a fantastic adventure that would have been doubly so if he had allowed time to see the sights as he went along! Glad I finally read this one. [Boy I seem to be saying that with every classic I finish!]
adventurous
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Prejudiced, sexist and worst of all, boring. I feel this story is an interesting study for someone interested in a comparative study of life in 1872 and now but has otherwise lost its relevance to the modern reader.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A fun story, and definitely another good adaptation (I'm loving these drama adaptations of books!) but the plot wasn't particularly deep. Still a lot of fun.
To be perfectly honest, I didnt really know what to expect when I started reading Around the World in Eighty Days. I can appreciate that during the time this book was written it was an impressive read but I did have to force myself to finish it. Passpartout, Phileas Foggs assistant, did get on my nerves a bit as he was quite ridiculous. I was impressed however with the ending regarding the time zones. Something I would have completely overlooked.
This was a fun book! I listened to Jim Dale reading it, which may have helped me enjoy it more. Verne was definitely a product of his time, and his attitudes toward different cultures were often not acceptable by today's standards. This annoyed me somewhat, and I didn't like his seeming insistence that everything English was good and everything else was inferior. However, the story itself was exciting, entertaining, and often funny. I will definitely read more Verne!
Great book! Wonderful for geography and history. Amusing as well.