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A review by kbarnes0411
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
adventurous
tense
slow-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
2.5
This book was recommended to me by a friend. She absolutely adores it but unfortunately it wasn't for me.
I found the pacing was horrendous, the characters ranged from uninteresting to downright hateable and I did not care for Verne's waffly writing style. So much of this book consists of the characters listing different marine species, which to me felt more like the content of a lecture on my marine science degree than it did a fiction book that I was reading for pleasure. I was also put of my the graphic depictions of violence towards animals. I understand that at the time the book was written, it was revolutionary and very forward thinking but as a reader experiencing the story over 250 years later, it did not grip or thrill me the same way that it did readers in the 19th century.
I found the pacing was horrendous, the characters ranged from uninteresting to downright hateable and I did not care for Verne's waffly writing style. So much of this book consists of the characters listing different marine species, which to me felt more like the content of a lecture on my marine science degree than it did a fiction book that I was reading for pleasure. I was also put of my the graphic depictions of violence towards animals. I understand that at the time the book was written, it was revolutionary and very forward thinking but as a reader experiencing the story over 250 years later, it did not grip or thrill me the same way that it did readers in the 19th century.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping