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edw6rd's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
brandidean's review against another edition
2.0
Gah, what a slog. 469 pages of “and then we saw that interesting fish and then we saw that interesting fish and then we saw that interesting fish.” Punctuated by random spurts of activity that go nowhere. They miraculously escape and can’t tell you how because they don’t remember? And we never learn what the heck Nemo’s deal is. Plus, Nemo is so infuriatingly pedantic. But Pierre is worse because he laps it up and encourages it. And no one else on the ship counts, apparently, because it’s 1870 and racism/classism is OK.
gmat's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
jthyme's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
my "what could have been perfectly set for a gay tragedy book" 😭Save me AO3! Save me!
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
respectabiggle7's review against another edition
4.0
One of the first classics I ever read (the first was Pilgrim's Progress). It was hard to read when I first read it (I was eleven or twelve) due to all of the nautical terminology, but I appreciate it now that I understand many of the terms. I highly recommend this book. Verne created an immortal classic.
joeymoreau88's review against another edition
4.0
I must have been twelve when I read this... I think I felt it was pretty good back then... four stars it is!
ellie_cripps's review against another edition
3.0
Took me a lot longer than I had anticipated to finish this one. Ultimately I don't think this is a bad book, it just certainly isn't all I had hoped for. There are certainly some fun moments and it's interesting to see how Verne theorised about technology and the world, but it's all properly bogged down in an excess of other boring detail and moments.
ivyloaf's review against another edition
4.75
Aside from the narrator accidentally knocking himself out for the action at the end, this book was exactly everything I love in a boring book. 😂
sue9's review against another edition
5.0
It was a rollercoster of experiences that I really want to experience with Captain Nemo and Pof. Aronnax.
isabellesbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I understand those who didn’t like this book...but I loved this book.