A review by country_art
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

1.0

This book is an enormous disappoint, it started out so strong. An expedition to track down a narwhal like beast that has been wrecking ships only to find that the narwhal is not a beast at all but a vessel called the Nautilus ran by a man by the name of Captain Nemo. A man who has given up on terra firma for a life aquatic. Their adventures start out grand with an underwater hunting expedition but from there it is all downhill.

It devolves into a racist plotline that I couldn't honestly finish. It was so blunt and offensively out of character. It's irredeemable, even H.P. Lovecraft's work provide insight to how the rabbit-hole of fear can lead to racism and madness. However, there is no reason for this plotline to exist in a seafaring book. Especially in one where the captain has given up life on land. It's completely out of character.

For now though I will wait on a retelling because I think the premise is something truly great but the execution is lamentable.