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A review by seano312
The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
5.0
This took a long time to read, but it was an excellent book. I read this years ago, but it was definitely abridged.
The first half of the book describes the ship-wrecked (or more accurately balloon-wrecked) crew. Five Americans escaped from a Civil War prison. This story has been told in many formats (from Gilligan's island to Survivor to Lost.) They use scientific knowledge to overcome nature.
By the middle of the novel, they have everything they need. The second half of the novel involves their attempt at escape, the struggle against pirates, the secret of the island, and then their desperate struggle to survive during a cataclysmic volcanic eruption. They, of course, get rescued and live out their lives in Iowa of all places.
I liked this book because Verne describes how they overcome deprivations through science. At one point they even establish working telegraph service. They struggle, but they work hard and never quit. When the chips are really down, a mysterious benefactor comes to their aid.
This is probably my favorite Jules Verne novel. It's more active than 20,000 Leagues, more interesting than Journey to the Center of the Earth, and more social than Around the World in 80 Days.
The first half of the book describes the ship-wrecked (or more accurately balloon-wrecked) crew. Five Americans escaped from a Civil War prison. This story has been told in many formats (from Gilligan's island to Survivor to Lost.) They use scientific knowledge to overcome nature.
By the middle of the novel, they have everything they need. The second half of the novel involves their attempt at escape, the struggle against pirates, the secret of the island, and then their desperate struggle to survive during a cataclysmic volcanic eruption. They, of course, get rescued and live out their lives in Iowa of all places.
I liked this book because Verne describes how they overcome deprivations through science. At one point they even establish working telegraph service. They struggle, but they work hard and never quit. When the chips are really down, a mysterious benefactor comes to their aid.
This is probably my favorite Jules Verne novel. It's more active than 20,000 Leagues, more interesting than Journey to the Center of the Earth, and more social than Around the World in 80 Days.