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drako1357's review against another edition
3.0
De la Tierra a la Luna es una novela de ciencia ficción escrita por Julio Verne y publicada en 1865. La historia narra el viaje de tres hombres a la Luna en un proyectil disparado por un cañón gigante.
La novela está repleta de detalles científicos y técnicos que la hacen muy realista para la época en que fue escrita. Verne se documentó exhaustivamente sobre el tema del viaje espacial y su descripción de la Luna es sorprendentemente precisa.
De la Tierra a la Luna es una obra pionera de la ciencia ficción. Es una novela emocionante y entretenida que sigue cautivando a lectores de todas las edades.
La novela está repleta de detalles científicos y técnicos que la hacen muy realista para la época en que fue escrita. Verne se documentó exhaustivamente sobre el tema del viaje espacial y su descripción de la Luna es sorprendentemente precisa.
De la Tierra a la Luna es una obra pionera de la ciencia ficción. Es una novela emocionante y entretenida que sigue cautivando a lectores de todas las edades.
ulmaridae's review against another edition
"Si Dieu a fait les étoiles et les planètes, l'homme a fait le boulet!"
heyimaghost's review
3.0
The first book I fully read by Verne was [b:Around the World in Eighty Days|54479|Around the World in Eighty Days (Extraordinary Voyages, #11)|Jules Verne|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1308815551s/54479.jpg|4537271], and I described it as a 'travelogue disguised as a novel.' The first book I attempted by Verne was [b:Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas|7085072|Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas|Jules Verne|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1345387258s/7085072.jpg|41366562], when I was around eleven. (This was the same time I tried and failed to read [b:Moby-Dick; or, The Whale|153747|Moby-Dick; or, The Whale|Herman Melville|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1327940656s/153747.jpg|2409320].) So my experience with Verne has not been great up to this point. One of these days I'll actually read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, but it took me nearly twenty years to get to Moby Dick, so who knows.
These experiences seem to continue. Maybe it's a self-fulfilling prophecy, or maybe I just don't really enjoy Verne. To be clear, I didn't dislike this novel or Around the World in Eighty Days. I also think I'd probably really like Twenty Thousand Leagues when I get to it, and I've seen a film of [b:Robur the Conqueror|376957|Robur the Conqueror|Jules Verne|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1349052595s/376957.jpg|366801] that made me think I'd enjoy the Robur books. I own [b:Journey to the Center of the Earth|32829|Journey to the Center of the Earth (Extraordinary Voyages, #3)|Jules Verne|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1389754903s/32829.jpg|1924715] as well. My point is, I'd like to like Verne. I just haven't so far.
I gave this three stars because I couldn't bring myself to give it two. An honest rating would be two and a half.
It shouldn't be called From the Earth to the Moon--it should be called Talking about Going to the Moon, Eventually, because that's mostly all this is. I was talking to my dad about this novel while I read it, and I told him that reading a novel like this that tries to explain the science in some detail almost becomes laughable when we read it a hundred and fifty years later. I can respect his commitment, and I am impressed at the closeness to some of his predictions and some of his science. But you know who didn't have good science, but had a far more entertaining story about going to the moon? [a:H.G. Wells|880695|H.G. Wells|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1392678719p2/880695.jpg]. His science didn't make sense then, and it doesn't make sense now, but [b:The First Men in the Moon|536478|The First Men in the Moon|H.G. Wells|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1311647668s/536478.jpg|2401415] is still a damned entertaining story--and not without its thought-provoking moments either.
Long story short, this novel is about somewhat interesting characters talking about and preparing to do something extraordinary, and then
I'm not giving up on you, Verne. One day we'll mesh and this will just be bump in the road. I plan to read the sequel, so maybe I'll learn to appreciate this after that.
These experiences seem to continue. Maybe it's a self-fulfilling prophecy, or maybe I just don't really enjoy Verne. To be clear, I didn't dislike this novel or Around the World in Eighty Days. I also think I'd probably really like Twenty Thousand Leagues when I get to it, and I've seen a film of [b:Robur the Conqueror|376957|Robur the Conqueror|Jules Verne|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1349052595s/376957.jpg|366801] that made me think I'd enjoy the Robur books. I own [b:Journey to the Center of the Earth|32829|Journey to the Center of the Earth (Extraordinary Voyages, #3)|Jules Verne|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1389754903s/32829.jpg|1924715] as well. My point is, I'd like to like Verne. I just haven't so far.
I gave this three stars because I couldn't bring myself to give it two. An honest rating would be two and a half.
It shouldn't be called From the Earth to the Moon--it should be called Talking about Going to the Moon, Eventually, because that's mostly all this is. I was talking to my dad about this novel while I read it, and I told him that reading a novel like this that tries to explain the science in some detail almost becomes laughable when we read it a hundred and fifty years later. I can respect his commitment, and I am impressed at the closeness to some of his predictions and some of his science. But you know who didn't have good science, but had a far more entertaining story about going to the moon? [a:H.G. Wells|880695|H.G. Wells|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1392678719p2/880695.jpg]. His science didn't make sense then, and it doesn't make sense now, but [b:The First Men in the Moon|536478|The First Men in the Moon|H.G. Wells|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1311647668s/536478.jpg|2401415] is still a damned entertaining story--and not without its thought-provoking moments either.
Long story short, this novel is about somewhat interesting characters talking about and preparing to do something extraordinary, and then
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finally doing it with ten pages left in the novel.I'm not giving up on you, Verne. One day we'll mesh and this will just be bump in the road. I plan to read the sequel, so maybe I'll learn to appreciate this after that.
nrikuik's review against another edition
3.0
Sobre el final, sin contexto. Yo sabia que de este libro existe una continuacióntitulada "Al rededor de la luna", pero nunca me imagine que fuera tan literal. Realmente despues del final tengo toda la intención de buscar esa segunda parte.
Hay dos cosas que puedo destacar de Verne, sobre todo en este libro:
Primero, los personajes; sabe darle a sus personajes una personalidad bien definida, sus personajes son de lo mejor de este libro. Eso y la forma en la qué describe a los gringos como bélicosos. Quiero decir, la trama básicamente es: "Una vez un grupo de gringos se reunieron y se les ocurrió qué como ya no había guerra seria genial poder mandar una bala a la luna".
Segundo, tiene una sencilles para dar explicaciones complejas con gran facilidad y tiene la capacidad de dar argumentos para convencerte de que lo que te dice es cierto, quiero decir; si me dice que en la luna hay aire, le creo.
Ahora, una vez Issac Asimov dijo que lo que tienen los escritores dd ciencia ficción (más que en cualquier otro genero) es que puedes tener la satisfacción de ver que lograste predecir el futuro pero también siempre cabe la posibilidad de descubrir qué tus predicciones resultaron ser "ridiculamente inexactas.
En el caso de esta novela en una mezcla sorprendente de ambas, por que las similitudes qué tiene con el lanzamiento de el Apolo 11 son asombrosas y al mismo tiempo la ciencia ha avanzado lo suficiente como para que uno como lector diga "No puedes mandar algo a la luna solo con un enorme cañon y pólvora". Sin embargo uno está dispuesto a dejar pasar esos detalles y simplemente disfrutar la lectura.
Ahora, este último detalles es cosa mía, pero a pesar de la sencilles de la narración las partes en donde se describe el proceso de construcción del cañon me resultan aburridas. Por un momento pensé que la trama seria, lanzan la bala a la luna y fin hasta que llegó Michel Ardan y cambió las cosas.
Hay dos cosas que puedo destacar de Verne, sobre todo en este libro:
Primero, los personajes; sabe darle a sus personajes una personalidad bien definida, sus personajes son de lo mejor de este libro. Eso y la forma en la qué describe a los gringos como bélicosos. Quiero decir, la trama básicamente es: "Una vez un grupo de gringos se reunieron y se les ocurrió qué como ya no había guerra seria genial poder mandar una bala a la luna".
Segundo, tiene una sencilles para dar explicaciones complejas con gran facilidad y tiene la capacidad de dar argumentos para convencerte de que lo que te dice es cierto, quiero decir; si me dice que en la luna hay aire, le creo.
Ahora, una vez Issac Asimov dijo que lo que tienen los escritores dd ciencia ficción (más que en cualquier otro genero) es que puedes tener la satisfacción de ver que lograste predecir el futuro pero también siempre cabe la posibilidad de descubrir qué tus predicciones resultaron ser "ridiculamente inexactas.
En el caso de esta novela en una mezcla sorprendente de ambas, por que las similitudes qué tiene con el lanzamiento de el Apolo 11 son asombrosas y al mismo tiempo la ciencia ha avanzado lo suficiente como para que uno como lector diga "No puedes mandar algo a la luna solo con un enorme cañon y pólvora". Sin embargo uno está dispuesto a dejar pasar esos detalles y simplemente disfrutar la lectura.
Ahora, este último detalles es cosa mía, pero a pesar de la sencilles de la narración las partes en donde se describe el proceso de construcción del cañon me resultan aburridas. Por un momento pensé que la trama seria, lanzan la bala a la luna y fin hasta que llegó Michel Ardan y cambió las cosas.
vingilot's review against another edition
5.0
Space travel prior to the invention of powered flight? Jules Verne was a visionary!
What do you get when you combine the american love of artillery, with the french spirit of exploration? A literal moonshot is what! Join our crew as they make their way to the moon!
If you had asked me if this story would work I would have doubted it. The principle characters are basically stuck ion a bullet for the most significant part of the story. Yet it is compelling from beginning to end. Verne shows his predictive chops again, and while a lot of the science here is just plane wrong, he did think about it.
I find it fascinating to see him think about the technology of his time, and how it could be used to go further than they ever considered before.
What do you get when you combine the american love of artillery, with the french spirit of exploration? A literal moonshot is what! Join our crew as they make their way to the moon!
If you had asked me if this story would work I would have doubted it. The principle characters are basically stuck ion a bullet for the most significant part of the story. Yet it is compelling from beginning to end. Verne shows his predictive chops again, and while a lot of the science here is just plane wrong, he did think about it.
I find it fascinating to see him think about the technology of his time, and how it could be used to go further than they ever considered before.
luisalawliet's review against another edition
3.0
La primera obra de Verne que leo. Me parece interesante la historia, aunque creo que sí tiene bastantes detalles que la hacen un poco pesada. El final no lo esperaba, pero me gustó.
colorfulleo92's review against another edition
3.0
I either end up really enjoying Jules Verne's books or feeling rather underwhelmed by them? The premise always draws me in but the content don't always end up being as exciting. They are well written but my mind tends to wander around while reading. But when I read a winner by him it's all worth the dudds. However this wasn't a winner. But I'll keep trying
cherry14's review against another edition
1.0
Literalmente la única razón por la que le doy una estrella a esta cosa es porque al final los tres idiotas se quedan en su estupido proyectil flotando alrededor de la luna, y bien merecido por imbeciles
telpi's review against another edition
4.0
Hat mir gut gefallen, das Ende war für mich sehr überraschend, damit habe ich nicht gerechnet.