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Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne

Start date: November 1, 2019

Finish date: November 30, 2019

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Oct 07, 2018 Barb rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: own

To be honest, I didn't think I'd enjoy reading this book as much as I did. It's such a great book, and very interesting seeing how things, transportation have changed! You had to love Mr. Foggs confidence, and taking into account all that could go wrong, except for the one thing that almost cost him the race! I loved Mr. Foggs reaction to the detective at the end, perfect!!! ...more

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Mar 03, 2008 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: french-literature, 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, book-and-movie

The movie Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) has a splendid cast: David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Morley, Noel Coward, Trevor Howard, Charles Boyer, Cesar Romero, Shirley MacLaine, Charles Coburn, Peter Lorre, Marlene Dietrich, John Carradine, Frank Sinatra, Buster Keaton ando so on. ...more

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Jul 07, 2011 Jenny rated it really liked it · review of another edition

What a delight to listen to Jim Dale's narration! It kept us enthralled while on a long car trip and had us frustrated that we didn't have access to a world map or globe. This would be the perfect book to begin a study of geography and world cultures. As the audio version points out in the afterward, Verne's characterizations of people and cultures are rarely accurate and lack any real depth, but we often found his descriptions quite funny. We probably wouldn't revisit this book if we were readi ...more

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