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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Ya know I actually really enjoyed this! All the monologues on fish and their classification quickly got old & I would start skimming but other than that the plot was great. Truly an adventure. I wish we got more back story on captain nemo
An interesting adventure novel which often reads like a marine biology textbook. If it had been written 30-40 years later it could have looked for the Titanic under the sea. Or Amelia Earhart's plane. I don't think I have read a book with so many exclamation points! It truly is an intriguing premise, what if you had an unstoppable ship that could cruise under water to the deepest depths around the world in 8-9 months. Verne must have done a tremendous amount of research to write this book. Lots of mysteries though. Why is Nemo so bitter about humanity and what happened to his family? What language do the crew speak? Are the crew all pescatarians? Where did the crew come from (one was apparently French)? What did they agree to when they signed up? How far is a "league?" What eventually happened to the Nautilus? Is there a sequel?
It lacks a solid plot, and is too detailed at time, but I enjoyed it.
Read two different translations back to back, one seemed excessively abridged and soulless* but the second** was much better. If you're going to read this in English make sure you get a good translation with a heftier page count.
*Vintage Verne
**Paper Mills Press (can't find the edition on Goodreads)
*Vintage Verne
**Paper Mills Press (can't find the edition on Goodreads)
I skimmed over the excessive marine life cataloging, but otherwise I really enjoyed this right up until the last few paragraphs. I can't see how the ending was anything but pure laziness. It really made me feel cheated and angry, and I don't normally get worked up over endings. There are some excellent passages, and I suppose on balance I'm glad I read it, but I'm kind of mad at Jules Verne right now.
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Quick read. It’s not bad for the time it was written.
Crazy man kidnapping people for wrecking his boat.
Crazy man kidnapping people for wrecking his boat.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Read as a teenager during a Jules Verne phase. Loved the story and plot, was not a fan of all the fish descriptions. Seriously - why take SO MUCH time to go off on fish tangents? I understand a few here and there, but there was just so much to plow through.
adventurous
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A