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We'll call this an even middle of 2.5 stars. This was quite frustrating to read. At first it didn't interest me, but then it could be mildly entertaining. As someone who has studied history it was less interesting to me than those who may be encountering some of the material for the first time...and while it was detailed and and verged on being interested in other cultures, it followed that up with some casual racism, thereby diminishing its usefulness in introducing children to some of these cu
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It's fun to read a book about travel when Hong Kong "was a little English colony near the Chinese coast." A book that predates the international date line, this story focuses more on train schedules and shipping lanes than one would think, given its popularity in pop culture. (There's no hot air balloon! Why do all the covers include a hot air balloon!) Verne skips the action around rather randomly, not seeing fit to include anything interesting happening in Europe or on several of the ocean voy
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This book proves that not all classics are stuffy. Really didn't know what to expect when I decided to read about Fogg and his crazy scheme to travel around the world in eighty days. What I got was fun, entertaining novel that moved quickly. He utilized all sorts of forms of transportation while accompanied by the good intentioned Passepartout.
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Around the World in Eighty Days (Puffin Classics) by Jules Verne (1995)
I really enjoyed this! One of the classics that is a bit easier to read ;)
Apr 30, 2010
Lisa Tipescu
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marked it as own-but-have-not-read
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