Around the World in Eighty Days in The Roundtable

Feb 18, 2018 Henk rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned

Delightful story of a coldblooded British gentleman travelling the world, this book was both much more entertaining and approachable then I expected.

Off course some depictions of India and native American life are clearly unappropriate from a modern day point of view, but overall a highly enjoyable adventure novel saved by some tinckering with timezones.

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Jun 08, 2013 Wendy rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobooks, classics, 1001-books, steampunk, in-translation, 2018

I somehow never got around to this one as a kid, though I *loved* Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Too bad, because it's a fun action adventure story, though there isn't a whole lot of depth--which I wouldn't have picked up on as a kid. On the one hand, the Victorian rah-rah-colonialism attitude is both expected and uncomfortable (I didn't realize Jules Verne was quite the anglophile)...on the other, some cultural faux pas committed by our intrepid he ...more

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Apr 09, 2023 Nike rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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Nov 17, 2010 Petra rated it it was amazing

Following Phileas Fogg around the world was entertaining. I enjoyed the story, the antics and the style of writing. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy Verne. ...more

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Oct 05, 2017 Lauren rated it it was ok

Shelves: france, ate-2017

Boring and eccentric (strange combo) British man decides to travel around the world in 80 days in order to win a bet.

What is the meaning of this? To demonstrate that the sun never sets on the British Empire phenomenon? To gush over how reliable our modern steamships and trains are? To demonstrate that money in huge quantities can really solve any problem? To talk me out of a cross country train trip that I was pondering?

Anyway, nothing wrong with this book, but I didn't see the point of it. I t ...more

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Mar 04, 2014 Heather(Gibby) rated it liked it

Shelves: 1001-to-read

I saw this movie when I was in my teens, so I thought I knew what to expect, but the book was totally different than I recall. It was quite a bit of fun! The Main character is the flawless hero, and his faithful sidekick provides the impetus for an awesome adventure, THe main premise of the book is a wager that a person can travel around the world in 80 days, which is possible if everything goes perfectly. But of course life never goes according as plan.

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