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Steve
Jan 16, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: sci-fi-and-fantasy
This particular edition is an unabridged one (translated by William Butcher). I gather many of the editions floating out there are in fact abridged versions. The obvious reason for the abridgments is that the novel is chock full of lengthy lists and scientific information dumps. For the modern reader these information interludes could be seen as swamping the actual story (which is quite good). After finishing the novel, I found myself OK with these moments, which are all basically rooted in the ...more
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N.R. Bergeson
Sep 03, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Classic undersea adventure that still holds strong today.
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Erica
Jul 14, 2008 rated it did not like it
Shelves: classics
Jennifer
Aug 30, 2008 rated it did not like it
Shelves: science-fiction
Erica Renée
May 17, 2010 rated it really liked it
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Apr 13, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Devin
Sep 28, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Feb 23, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Aug 08, 2013 rated it it was ok
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Megan
May 27, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: bantam-classics
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Devin Murphy
Nov 23, 2016 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 24, 2020 rated it it was amazing
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