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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I feel like everyone read a different version than me. Take heed, this SUCKS! Yes, Mr. Verne, I’m looking at you. This book is primarily hunting innocent animals and it’s hard to reconcile the amazing premise of the book to what it truly is. It is very of its time, so the industrialist, utility-only, emotional masculinity of the late 1800s mars my enjoyment of what I had hoped to be a big, splashy, thoughtful adventure epic underseas.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
This book is very interesting, yet I was prone to confusion when I read it. It is about a man and his two friends who end up traveling the ocean on a massive submarine piloted by Captain Nemo. The main character is very interested in marine biology, so his voyage under the sea is exciting, yet his friends are getting antsy, because the Captain is denying them freedom. The adventures of the three companions are entertaining, and I think the characters are very unique.
Often, Jules Verne will describe all the sea creatures that are seen from the submarine. I found this interesting and informative at first, but it eventually began to bore me as I questioned its accuracy. Towards the beginning of the book, there was some information stated about a narwhal, and in a footnote it said that information was an exaggeration. This led me to wonder if all the other information that constantly surfaces in the book was accurate. Although this book was not meant to be a non-fiction work, I would like to know how accurate the descriptions about the sea life were.
Overall, the story was very entertaining. I enjoyed all the parts with Captain Nemo, and there were times when I was unable to put this book down. I thought the characters were very unique, and could be interpreted differently by different readers. The three companions in the book have many different sides, and I enjoyed watching them unfold. There were times when the story seemed to stop, when the many fish swimming alongside the submarine were described. Sometimes these descriptions took up entire chapters. The scientific names of the species were hard to pronounce. The book was entertaining, but the pace was probably accurate in terms of the story, but it did not bode well with me.
Often, Jules Verne will describe all the sea creatures that are seen from the submarine. I found this interesting and informative at first, but it eventually began to bore me as I questioned its accuracy. Towards the beginning of the book, there was some information stated about a narwhal, and in a footnote it said that information was an exaggeration. This led me to wonder if all the other information that constantly surfaces in the book was accurate. Although this book was not meant to be a non-fiction work, I would like to know how accurate the descriptions about the sea life were.
Overall, the story was very entertaining. I enjoyed all the parts with Captain Nemo, and there were times when I was unable to put this book down. I thought the characters were very unique, and could be interpreted differently by different readers. The three companions in the book have many different sides, and I enjoyed watching them unfold. There were times when the story seemed to stop, when the many fish swimming alongside the submarine were described. Sometimes these descriptions took up entire chapters. The scientific names of the species were hard to pronounce. The book was entertaining, but the pace was probably accurate in terms of the story, but it did not bode well with me.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
O livro não era o que eu esperava e a linguagem muito descritiva se tornou cansativa.
adventurous
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Excellent description of what turn of the century westerners thought to be fantastic science. Electricity, natural science, mathematics, physics... All in overwhelming detail. At times, this book reads like a textbook of animal classification.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Colonisation, War
This isn't the version I read, but it doesn't matter anyway because I bailed after 9 minutes of reading and listened to an audiobook on YouTube. Who knows what version they read from. One of my book club members chose this book. It’s been on my tbr for over a decade, but like most of the classics, I kept saving it for later. I’m glad I can finally cross one off my lengthy list, but wow this was grueling. While I recognize and appreciate the cultural impact this book has had over the years, it was very much not my thing.
A timeless classic that will always be just that. Captivating characters and mysterious.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated