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A review by odin45mp
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
I grew up watching every kids PBS adaptation of this that aired in the late 80s and early 90s, but I had never actually read it myself.
This was more enjoyable than I thought it would be. The perspective of 1870s racism and British Imperialism is painful at times, but once I set aside my revulsion there are a series of entertaining vignettes here. That is another thing - this was originally serialized, and that shows in the short chapter length and largely self-contained episodes. While each chapter moves the story forward, most chapters end on a clear "cut to credits" if we were watching a TV show, with a handful of "To Be Continued" The serialized nature forced artificial chapter length constraints that I think hurt some of the stories that were being told.
Worth a read, and I might pick it up again someday.
This was more enjoyable than I thought it would be. The perspective of 1870s racism and British Imperialism is painful at times, but once I set aside my revulsion there are a series of entertaining vignettes here. That is another thing - this was originally serialized, and that shows in the short chapter length and largely self-contained episodes. While each chapter moves the story forward, most chapters end on a clear "cut to credits" if we were watching a TV show, with a handful of "To Be Continued" The serialized nature forced artificial chapter length constraints that I think hurt some of the stories that were being told.
Worth a read, and I might pick it up again someday.