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416 pages • first pub 1863 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781444821130
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ulverscroft
Publication date: 01 September 2014
Description
FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON was Verne's first novel. It documents an apocryphal jaunt across the continent of Africa in a hydrogen balloon designed by the omniscient, imperturbable and ever-capable Dr Fergusson, the prototype of the Vernian cerebral a...
Community Reviews Summary of 866 reviews
Moods
informative 26%
inspiring 22%
lighthearted 20%
funny 18%
emotional 15%
tense 15%
challenging 13%
hopeful 11%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
reflective 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 72% | A mix: 18% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ClassismModerate
Cannibalism, Violence, ColonisationMinor
Slavery, Torture
416 pages • first pub 1863 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781444821130
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ulverscroft
Publication date: 01 September 2014
Description
FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON was Verne's first novel. It documents an apocryphal jaunt across the continent of Africa in a hydrogen balloon designed by the omniscient, imperturbable and ever-capable Dr Fergusson, the prototype of the Vernian cerebral a...
Community Reviews Summary of 866 reviews
Moods
informative 26%
inspiring 22%
lighthearted 20%
funny 18%
emotional 15%
tense 15%
challenging 13%
hopeful 11%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
reflective 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 72% | A mix: 18% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
No: 73% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, ClassismModerate
Cannibalism, Violence, ColonisationMinor
Slavery, Torture