adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Maybe classics aren't for me. 

But in all seriousness, there was a lot of this book that I appreciate. And a lot I don't. But what I don't can easily be skipped over while reading. Re: passages upon passages of meticulous descriptions of submarine flora.

When I started reading this book I did not expect it to throw me lists of fish names in half of the chapters, and some teary eyed triple threat bromance in the other half
adventurous dark informative slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

C’est le premier roman de Jules Verne que je lis. La manière dont les péripéties sont écrites correspond exactement à l’idée que je m’en faisais. Jules Verne a vraiment une plume pour décrire des scènes sous-marines magiques. 

C’est un roman très informatif également puisque tout le long du récit on apprend des faits scientifiques par pelletées: comment les océans sont organisés, qu’est-ce qu’une pile à combustible, l’impact de l’Homme sur son environnement etc. 

Toute cette masse d’information en fait cependant son principal défaut: les longues listes (parfois plus d’une page!) d’espèces marines en tout genre sont impressionnantes les premières fois, mais deviennent vite pompeuses au fil du roman. On aurait pu faire plus bref et s’attarder davantage sur le développement des personnages. 

J’avais beaucoup entendu parler de la capacité d’anticipation de Jules Verne et encore une fois je n’ai pas été déçu! Le Nautilus imaginé par Jules Verne est très proche des sous-marins nucléaires de nos jours, l’utilisation de l’électricité à outrance, les systèmes d’exploration sous marines etc. 

Enfin, j’ai trouvé que la fin a été un peu expédiée malheureusement 

So I struggled with this book and honestly don't remember as much as I wish I would have. I honestly think a lot of it has to do with listening to the audiobook. For some reason classics are harder for me to listen to as an audiobook.

The story is very interesting and I did learn about some new sea creatures that actually exist. I guess I just wish it would have drawn me in even more.

I definitely recommend it to those who like underwater creatures and phenomen.
adventurous challenging informative mysterious reflective 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
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
adventurous mysterious medium-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

Pretty good for a book that's like 10% lists of fish. 3 stars for the book itself but an extra one for this excellent critical edition comparing several versions of the manuscript as well as adjacent correspondence, beautifully cataloguing the interplay between Verne's changing intentions for the story and Hetzel's moral-censorial interference (not all of which was negative).
adventurous informative lighthearted slow-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

Very much just a fun tour of the sea with lots of Latin names of sea creatures.