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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
Intriguing and well-written? Yes. Meaningful? No.
I just have learned that I can’t quite bear Verne’s assembly of adventurous characters and casting them off into episodic one-off ventures. Like I see the appeal and excitement one can feel over this seeming collection of short stories. But there’s no point, no real arc. It’s as though Verne thought “I was to write a book about the ocean. Let me make a list of every cool or interesting thing I know about the ocean and let me jam it into this book. The end.”
It reads to me more like a children’s cartoon show with each chapter a self-contained adventure that has its own mini-arc. But where the pieces really don’t add up to any important or enjoyable whole. But this is how Verne does it, and I’ll likely read his books to my kids one chapter each night. But for me, there’s not a whole lot of purpose to the literal meandering of both the characters and the author.
I just have learned that I can’t quite bear Verne’s assembly of adventurous characters and casting them off into episodic one-off ventures. Like I see the appeal and excitement one can feel over this seeming collection of short stories. But there’s no point, no real arc. It’s as though Verne thought “I was to write a book about the ocean. Let me make a list of every cool or interesting thing I know about the ocean and let me jam it into this book. The end.”
It reads to me more like a children’s cartoon show with each chapter a self-contained adventure that has its own mini-arc. But where the pieces really don’t add up to any important or enjoyable whole. But this is how Verne does it, and I’ll likely read his books to my kids one chapter each night. But for me, there’s not a whole lot of purpose to the literal meandering of both the characters and the author.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
informative
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:
No
I read The Great Illustrated Classic [b:20,000 Leagues Under the Sea|5069265|20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Great Illustrated Classics)|Malvina G. Vogel|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1390440027l/5069265._SX50_.jpg|45724557] as a kid, but this is the first time reading the unabridged version.
For an adventure novel, there is very little adventure other than the adventure of being on the Nautilus, a submarine. I do understand how this story was an extreme concept at the time, much like Mars and space science fiction novels now.
I enjoyed reading the classic and was surprised to learn that more Captain Nemo stories exist. I do plan on reading those because I am interested in his story.
For an adventure novel, there is very little adventure other than the adventure of being on the Nautilus, a submarine. I do understand how this story was an extreme concept at the time, much like Mars and space science fiction novels now.
I enjoyed reading the classic and was surprised to learn that more Captain Nemo stories exist. I do plan on reading those because I am interested in his story.
way to make marine biology boring jules. this took me SO LONG TO READ. if someone had told me there was an antarctic expedition i would have read it faster.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
Way too many descriptions of hunting and killing animals.
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Truly a slog to get through. Lacks a compelling story and characters that might warrant the time it takes to read this. It felt like reading a story that was forced to have a much higher word count than it needed. Being able to say you read this classic and to be better informed for its related pop-culture references is not worth the time you will lose to this book.
adventurous
informative
inspiring
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
informative
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:
No
adventurous
tense
medium-paced