Around the World in Eighty Days (Penguin Classics)
by Jules Verne
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Jules Verne is best known for Science Fiction, and is often called the father of that genre… he was one of the first authors to write about trips to the moon, to the center of the earth, and to the bottom of the sea. A trip around the world may seem tame by comparison, but at the time Verne was writing, a rapid expedition of this magnitude was a modern and high-tech adventure
The voyage involves three men: Phileas Fogg, a staid Englishman who takes a bet he can complete the voyage, primaril...more
The voyage involves three men: Phileas Fogg, a staid Englishman who takes a bet he can complete the voyage, primaril...more
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Read in July, 1986
All of the exotic places and people in this book filled me with wonder, awe, and a deep desire to travel the globe. My imagination expanded greatly with this book.
November 2007--Re-reading this book has been amusing! I'll have more comments when I'm finished...
Wow--how atrociously politically incorrect this book is! Just when I think that I'm unaffected by our culture's current obsession with meticulous non-offense, my sensitivities run up against barbed wire while reading this book. ...more
November 2007--Re-reading this book has been amusing! I'll have more comments when I'm finished...
Wow--how atrociously politically incorrect this book is! Just when I think that I'm unaffected by our culture's current obsession with meticulous non-offense, my sensitivities run up against barbed wire while reading this book. ...more
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Phileas Fogg is a reserved English gentlemen. He never deviates from his schedule, never gets angry, never raises his voice. At his club he and his friends discuss the possibility of being able to travel around the world in 80 days. Fogg says it can be done and makes a bet that he can indeed do it. So off he goes with his new servant (the previous servant was let go for being a minute late in his master's schedule.) His new servant Passpourtu is at first dumfounded. He too likes the well ordered...more
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Read in March, 2008
I have decided to occasionally return to the "classics". Like so many, I have seen the movie, but had never read the book. And as is the case with most books made into movies, there are some differences. For example, I was a little perplexed over the fact that in the movie a hot air baloon is used for transportation, while it is only mentioned as a possibility in the book. Also, in the movie the main character, Phileas Fogg, naturally has more dialogue and stands out more than in the b...more
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Read in January, 1961
recommends it for:
everyone
The very proper English gentleman, Phileas Fogg, and his bumbling manservant, Passepartout, make a trip around the world in eighty days, by just about every conveyance imaginable - except a hot air balloon. This is a very exciting story, with a rescued Indian princess, a steamship that is cannibalized to keep the engines running, a race across the desert in cars, and a wealth of characters and locales that keep the reader engrossed. Oh, sure, there is the occasional element of political incorr...more
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Around the World in 80 days is one of the best books I ever laid my hands upon. A different kind of theme, involving humour and a journey which may or may not be impossible, this book will surely enlighten all the active people.
A story about a machine kind of man, Phileas Fogg, who was neither rich nor poor, gave money which he won by playing whist to the poor, had been wagered to go around the whole world just in 80 days!! With his dissapointed servant, Jean Passepartout, Fogg has his expe...more
A story about a machine kind of man, Phileas Fogg, who was neither rich nor poor, gave money which he won by playing whist to the poor, had been wagered to go around the whole world just in 80 days!! With his dissapointed servant, Jean Passepartout, Fogg has his expe...more
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Read in January, 2008
The writing in this book was quite bad, although it may be unfair to blame Jules Verne for that since he wrote it in French and this was an English translation. But the story was totally ridiculous and quite upsetting. Verne's portrayal of Native Americans and South Asians borders on lunacy. His characters are all ridiculous stereotypes and are completely unbelievable. But the twist at the end...loved it. I thought it was really smart and surprising, especially for the target audience, which I'v...more
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
travelers and lovers of old novels
I read this when I was a kid, I think because I thought reading classics was an admirable thing to do. I remember liking it, but not the book itself. So, I found it for 12 zloty (am in Poland right now), and said, "What the hell?"
I'm glad I did. At first I thought it was unbearably lame. But then I just sort of fell in love with that old notion of the world, that superiour Englishman kind of thing, that describing the chapters thing. And then the story got good, and I saw why ...more
I'm glad I did. At first I thought it was unbearably lame. But then I just sort of fell in love with that old notion of the world, that superiour Englishman kind of thing, that describing the chapters thing. And then the story got good, and I saw why ...more
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Read in August, 2007
This is one of my favorites. Its surprising to me that it was originally written in French, because the humor was so familiar to me, I think that's what I liked most about it... the underlying humor. Maybe that's because our society's humor is very similar to 19th Century French humor. Or maybe I'm just a weirdo. Who knows...
Anyway, it's also a kids book so it goes really fast (which means I can actually finish it in under a month, yes!).
It does reflect a lot of 19th century in some of t...more
Anyway, it's also a kids book so it goes really fast (which means I can actually finish it in under a month, yes!).
It does reflect a lot of 19th century in some of t...more
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Read in January, 2008
I randomly picked this book up and was really presently surprised. It is about a man in England in the 1870s who attempts to travel around the world in 80 days. It takes you through Calcutta, India, Hong Kong, Japan, then across the ocean to San Francisco, passes through good old Utah (It was really interesting hearing a description of Mormons at the time) and finally ends back in England. A very entertaining book with a sweet (meaning sentimental not cool) ending. Tyler stole the book from me w...more
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Read in July, 2008
recommends it for:
Anyone who likes a classic.
Just like the 'Time Machine', this is another classic I have never bothered to read. But unlike Time Machine I really enjoyed this read and I'm glad I took the time since the premise of the book is used in so many other things. I especially liked the portions that took place in India since I have spent a great deal of time studying India and its religions. What is fascinating is how at that time even though they were traveling around the world and you would think the trip would be 'exotic' ev...more
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Read in April, 2005
This book started with a gamble,
and yet, using the fact that he travel around the world,
he cleverly (or luckily?) win the gamble.
There is travel via ship, train, or even elephant!
There is China, India, and a detective! (one of reason I am like this book - well, I am Conan Doyle and Agatha Chrities's fan..., and this kinda make the book not plainly travel guide >:D)
BTW, this is a classic book about travelling
Modern one is Travelers' Tale: Belok Kanan: Barcelona!
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and yet, using the fact that he travel around the world,
he cleverly (or luckily?) win the gamble.
There is travel via ship, train, or even elephant!
There is China, India, and a detective! (one of reason I am like this book - well, I am Conan Doyle and Agatha Chrities's fan..., and this kinda make the book not plainly travel guide >:D)
BTW, this is a classic book about travelling
Modern one is Travelers' Tale: Belok Kanan: Barcelona!
and...more
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
youth, anyone who likes an easy classic read
This was a fun book that was definitely worth picking off the shelf. Phileas Fogg is just one of those eccentric characters who confounds the reader and adds a certain sense of humor to the whole story. The race around the world made me feel like I was actually on a deadline, so I read the book rather quickly. ;-) It was overall very enjoyable and accurate in terms of geography, etc. The ending was excellent and satisfying. Four stars and recommended to anyone who likes an easy classic read...more
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Read in January, 2008
I read this first when I was young - no more than 10'ish I'd say - and loved it. Hadn't read it for years though, so I felt it was time for a reread. ... I'm thinking it must have been an abridged version I read back then, because though this version was short too, I felt it dragged terribly. I think the main problem was that Jules Verne told most of the story instead of showed it, which became quite tedious after awhile. I wonder if that's his usual writing style, or if it was just this one.
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Having read this once as a young child, this time around the classic was very much enriched by a fuller knowledge of the history and geography of the countries that Verne illustrates. It also provides an interesting glimpse into the adventurous mindset of colonial England in the early 1870s, at a time when the world was yet untamed by the steamers and railroads of which the novel witnesses the emergence of. An excellently paced story that probes gently into the cultures it encounters.
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I have an image of me listening to this on tape in my car on long commutes when I lived in Portland. It didn't last long in the car. I brought the tape in and played it around the kitchen while making dinner. After that I brought a pillow from the living room and camped out on the kitchen floor until it was finished. I can't remember why I thought it was so good. You might hate it. I refuse to watch the movie. But this book, me, the kitchen floor... it made the grade.
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This is simply a classic book. This book was about this guy name, Phileas Fogg, who said that he would travel around the world in 80 days. They were constantly moving one place to another, China, India, Europe, you name it. Traveled by ship, train and even elephant at one point. At the end he did achieve his goal. Recommend this book to anyone who likes to read classical books, this is book is the right one for you. This is book was like a guide book.
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I myself have not seen the movie, but from what I've heard, I wouldn't read this if you have. It isn't very exciting. Only at three-ish points is it truly at all exciting, and other points it really depends on your idea of exciting. It was ok, and I was able to get through it, but I think the only people who would love it with a passion, is people who love long drawn out descriptions of the route of railroad tracks.
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Read in April, 2008
So much fun! I trully did get very caught up in Phileas Fogg's journey around the world. It was like a race for me to finish, just as it was a race for him to go around the world. And the ending was wonderful! I also was particularly interested in the part where Mr. Fogg went through Utah - it was an interesting view of our part of the world. And Passepartout was just so lovable! Great book.
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Read in January, 2000
Ladies, if you think this is just a "boys' adventure classic," I'll let you in on a secret - there's romance here! It's also a really exciting book about how an English gentleman takes a wager to travel the whole world in 80 days. Together with his valet - the best character in the book - they face adventure, danger, and yes, romance. Thoroughly enjoyable.
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