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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Colonisation
Minor: Racial slurs
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I thought it would be fun to read this book after reading [b:Captain Nemo|376663|Captain Nemo|Kevin J. Anderson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1174289381s/376663.jpg|366510]
I was right! It made the very dry writing style a bit more interesting because you felt like you knew the secret behind the words.
I was right! It made the very dry writing style a bit more interesting because you felt like you knew the secret behind the words.
Around the World in Eighty Days is everything I remember, and nothing with Jackie Chan. Wonderful read given that Verne never traveled, except a very short trip to NY where all he saw was the ride up to Niagara Falls and back to the NY harbor.
5 Weeks in a Balloon was very colorful, with a lot of language that would make a modern librarian blanch due to its lack of political correctness - but it was not in appropriate in context. This was my first time reading 5 Weeks in a Balloon, and for about 2/3rd of the story it was wonderful. The last part tended to be a bit preachy and anti-climatic, but still a good read.
5 Weeks in a Balloon was very colorful, with a lot of language that would make a modern librarian blanch due to its lack of political correctness - but it was not in appropriate in context. This was my first time reading 5 Weeks in a Balloon, and for about 2/3rd of the story it was wonderful. The last part tended to be a bit preachy and anti-climatic, but still a good read.
An easy to read, good paced old timey travel adventure. This story left me with the feeling I missed out being born in a time where I people still made wagers just for the sake of honour instead of money.
My kids and I are reading Verne this summer before the movie version of Journey to the Center of the Earth comes out. Fun story!