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All Around the Moon Sequel to 'From the Earth to the Moon': Large Print by Jules Verne

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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

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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

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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.

antonella2024's review against another edition

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4.0

Intorno alla Luna è il seguito di Dalla Terra alla Luna, il celebre romanzo di Jules Verne che narra la fantastica avventura di tre uomini che si lanciano nello spazio a bordo di un proiettile sparato da un gigantesco cannone. Il libro riprende il racconto dal momento in cui il proiettile lascia la Terra e si dirige verso la Luna, descrivendo le emozioni, le scoperte e i pericoli che i protagonisti affrontano durante il loro viaggio. Verne dimostra ancora una volta la sua straordinaria capacità di immaginare scenari e situazioni che anticipano la realtà scientifica e tecnologica del futuro, con una precisione e una fantasia sorprendenti. Si parla di assenza di peso nello spazio, Verne indovinò con esattezza il numero di uomini a bordo (tre), il sistema di rientro a Terra (l’ammaraggio), nonché il luogo di ammaraggio (l’Oceano Pacifico).
La mia valutazione per questo libro è di 4 stelle su 5, perché lo trovo un'opera originale, divertente e stimolante, che fa apprezzare il genio visionario di Verne. Tuttavia, devo ammettere che a volte il ritmo della narrazione si fa un po' lento e noioso, a causa delle troppe descrizioni tecniche e delle digressioni scientifiche che interrompono l'azione. Inoltre, alcuni aspetti della trama mi sono sembrati troppo forzati. Nonostante questi difetti, consiglio la lettura di questo libro a tutti gli appassionati di fantascienza e di avventura, perché offre una visione affascinante e suggestiva del nostro satellite naturale e del suo mistero.

corvinaq's review against another edition

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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

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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.