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pinks_paperbacks's review against another edition
4.0
I am not going to pretend that I understood everthing in one read. But I did enjoy reading it. I plan on reading this book again but with more resources at hand to research within it's chapters. You can say that I related immensely with Michel Ardan. The advanced mind of Jules Verne can be illustrated by the fact that when I was reading this book I was imagining most of the equipments (that I am aware of) that are being used these days. I had to remind myself time and again that his books were written roughly two centuries ago. I only wish that all teachers, especially science and maths teachers are like him - having an artistic scientific mind, at least for students like me who are interested in those subjects but fail to understand them as we are made to drown in the flood of information instead of making us swim with the flow of that same information.
scorcheded's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-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
3.25
thurminator's review against another edition
3.0
5/10.
Overall an okay book, but not as charming as the original and were it not for the ending, which becomes vastly more interesting than the rest of the story, I'd have easily have given it 2 stars.
The premise is neat enough, detailing how the 3 travelers from the last book ended up faring after being launched out of a mile-long cannon to the moon. Most of the book consists of super lengthy and incorrect scientific rambling while they float in space, with comedic dialogue thrown in. But it was hard to listen to the same three characters do this for an entire book. I did thoroughly enjoy the manner in which they all spoke:
"But my worthy friend! It shall be of the greatest delight to explain the mathematical minutia by which our noble projectile sails amongst the stars; certainly you would not wish to remain an ignoramus during the entire course of our great enterprise to Earth's luminous satellite!"
I exaggerate but the verbiage was easily my favorite part of the book. I think the first novel reads better than this one and the mystery was better left unsolved, but this is worth reading if, like me, you wanted to see how it all ended.
Overall an okay book, but not as charming as the original and were it not for the ending, which becomes vastly more interesting than the rest of the story, I'd have easily have given it 2 stars.
The premise is neat enough, detailing how the 3 travelers from the last book ended up faring after being launched out of a mile-long cannon to the moon. Most of the book consists of super lengthy and incorrect scientific rambling while they float in space, with comedic dialogue thrown in. But it was hard to listen to the same three characters do this for an entire book. I did thoroughly enjoy the manner in which they all spoke:
"But my worthy friend! It shall be of the greatest delight to explain the mathematical minutia by which our noble projectile sails amongst the stars; certainly you would not wish to remain an ignoramus during the entire course of our great enterprise to Earth's luminous satellite!"
I exaggerate but the verbiage was easily my favorite part of the book. I think the first novel reads better than this one and the mystery was better left unsolved, but this is worth reading if, like me, you wanted to see how it all ended.
corvinaq's review against another edition
4.0
The sequel is another book of wonderful buoyancy and optimism. Our heroes have been shot from a cannon in the direction of the moon, but *spoiler* some space debris knocks them off course! As a result their projectile (and all the chickens, dogs, vineyard seedlings that are in it) ends up as the moon's satellite. Eventually they shoot off some rockets and make it back to earth, landing in the ocean. Huzzah! I thought this book was lovely, and especially enjoyed the image of the travelers playing dominoes as they are fished from the sea.
rosekk's review against another edition
2.0
Most of this story was conversation between the three main characters. Only one of those characters struck me as particularly appealing. Of the other two one was annoying, and not very believable, and the other was just bland. Usually they were talking about theories of what might happen as a result of some scientific theory, which was only very distantly related to the plot. I therefore found it quite dull. Since the plot rests on something that happens as a result of a miscalculation, none of the actual events of the story really require any input from the people in the story. Since I quite liked the first half of the story (where the rocket to the moon is built) I was quite disappointed in this 2nd half.
the_dave_harmon's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
lynn_k's review against another edition
3.0
Not as mathy as the previous book, From the Earth to the Moon, and not as boring either but it was still a bit boring. Since they could only make observations from their capsule it's really just a lot of talking about the topography of the moon and what not.
lleer's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0