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thunguyen's review against another edition
4.0
34 years it has been since the dates of this story, technologies have changed so much but ways of life the whole world around seem not changed at all. I wonder how it will be if BBC attempts to make another trip like this in 2022. Is cargo ship still the only option?
I listened to the audiobook version read by Michael Palin himself and enjoyed it very much. His writing and his voice has the quintessential English sense of humour, poking fun and satire everywhere, unflappable in all adversaries.
I listened to the audiobook version read by Michael Palin himself and enjoyed it very much. His writing and his voice has the quintessential English sense of humour, poking fun and satire everywhere, unflappable in all adversaries.
siria's review
3.0
A gently humorous and enjoyable book, Around the World in 80 Days follows Michael Palin as he attempts a modern-day version of the circumnavigation of the globe described in Verne's classic novel of the same name. Undertaken in 1988, much of what he's describing now seems as remote in time as it does in physical geography--a world where Margaret Thatcher's still relevant, Benazir Bhutto is newly elected, and the first Bush is about to come to power in the United States. Still, it's engagingly written, well illustrated, and shows a keen eye for detail. Worth the read.
lldavey's review against another edition
Removed from free titles on Audible before I finished it
croscot's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
isayhourwrong's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.5
Michael you aren't helping my desire to go around the world in 80 days my dude