A review by readerette
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

adventurous informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

It's a good story, really, but the colonialist language of the narrator and behaviors of the characters, and the shallowness of the characters, don't redeem it enough for me. 

It also feels like a fable, in a way: keep your cool and things will work out. Not a bad thing, but a little trite.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Classism, and Drug use