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3.5 stars!
A fantastic adventure story way ahead its time. Jules Verne was a very good writer, and this story, even though a bit flat here and there, can capture the essence of thrilling, wonderful mysteries under the sea, with the mysterious Captain Nemo and his obsession of revenge :)
I would certainly recommend this book to all kids who want to venture more into the classics.
A fantastic adventure story way ahead its time. Jules Verne was a very good writer, and this story, even though a bit flat here and there, can capture the essence of thrilling, wonderful mysteries under the sea, with the mysterious Captain Nemo and his obsession of revenge :)
I would certainly recommend this book to all kids who want to venture more into the classics.
oh dear god, i was SOOOO bored... i tried to read this becuase im doing a steampunk panel and wanted to read some protosteampunk or scientific romance as it were and i just wanted to be reading anything besides this stiff and boring book... did people actually know latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates back in the day, like someone reading this book would be like oh well now they are rounding the cape of good hope, so glad that he threw those coordinates in otherwise i would be lost.... oh go
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I could not find the exact translation that I read easily here on goodreads and I think it's important to note that I did not read the translation listed. I know there are often discrepancies!
That being said, this book was exactly what I anticipated it being - decent adventure novel with long descriptions of fish and technology (not typically my fav) and the display of gross social mores from the time it was written.
I appreciated it though and would generally recommend for interested folks.
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That being said, this book was exactly what I anticipated it being - decent adventure novel with long descriptions of fish and technology (not typically my fav) and the display of gross social mores from the time it was written.
I appreciated it though and would generally recommend for interested folks.
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