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winterreader40 's review for:
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
3.5 stars
One night Phileas Fogg bets his life savings that he can circumnavigate the globe in just eighty days and sets off immediately to prove it. Taking only a bagful of cash and his valet Passepartout, they travel through exotic lands and are even chased by a police officer for most of their journey, though Fogg never realizes this. They make new friends and take any means of travel available to achieve their goal.
This is my second Verne novel and I've noticed that he likes to focus on mileage quite a bit and I'm wondering if this is a thing for all his stories... Passepartout and Fogg are interesting foils for each other Fogg being imperturbable and Passepartout being excitable helps keep the journey entertaining.
One night Phileas Fogg bets his life savings that he can circumnavigate the globe in just eighty days and sets off immediately to prove it. Taking only a bagful of cash and his valet Passepartout, they travel through exotic lands and are even chased by a police officer for most of their journey, though Fogg never realizes this. They make new friends and take any means of travel available to achieve their goal.
This is my second Verne novel and I've noticed that he likes to focus on mileage quite a bit and I'm wondering if this is a thing for all his stories... Passepartout and Fogg are interesting foils for each other Fogg being imperturbable and Passepartout being excitable helps keep the journey entertaining.