Around the World in Eighty Days

[Lisa, the usurper]

Thanks everyone for voting at the last minute, and I hope that you enjoy the newest group read. I only have the Jackie Chan movie for reference,so this should be fun!

[Kerri, the sane one]

I've seen the movie with David Niven when I was a kid but never read the book. I would like to travel around the world in 80 days...let the journey begin!

[☯Emily]

I read the book about a year ago and found it delightful.

[Nilgün]

I read it in english we will see...

[Nilgün]

I am on chapter 1...

[Trisha]

I read this book last year, it was a fun adventure, but kind of silly and a bit far fetched. It reminded me a little of "The Lost World" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A fun, silly adventure with a lot of mishaps. A light, entertaining read.

[Nilgün]

ooo the server have sleep, the ship from the Frogg can he arrive the big one? I am so exciting...

[Zuzana]

Kerri wrote: "I've seen the movie with David Niven when I was a kid but never read the book. I would like to travel around the world in 80 days...let the journey begin!"

Kerri, when I was a kid I've been watching a Spanish TV series. It was a cartoon where Phileas Fogg was a lion, the Indian princess was a cat and Fix was a wolf. It was great fun.

[Christine]

I have been pleasantly surprised by this book. I have tried to read Jules Verne, and not made any headway. I thought that would happen again, but once I made it to page three, I was off like a shot! I'm about halfway through now. Will he make it??

[Nilgün]

Christine wrote: "I have been pleasantly surprised by this book. I have tried to read Jules Verne, and not made any headway. I thought that would happen again, but once I made it to page three, I was off like a shot..."

I am exciting to to have read it. What we learn: "do think twicetime before speak"

[Lisa, the usurper]

Nilgun wrote: "Christine wrote: "I have been pleasantly surprised by this book. I have tried to read Jules Verne, and not made any headway. I thought that would happen again, but once I made it to page three, I w..."

That would be great words to live by! Must file that away.

[Nilgün]

Lisa wrote: "Nilgun wrote: "Christine wrote: "I have been pleasantly surprised by this book. I have tried to read Jules Verne, and not made any headway. I thought that would happen again, but once I made it to ..."

axactly...

[Zuzana]

Poor Passepartout. He applied for the job expecting peace and quiet and what he got?

[Lisa, the usurper]

As usual, I'm late in starting to read this one. I picked it up last night and was pleasently surprised by how quickly it goes. I have never read Verne before and for some reason thought he would be a difficult read.
I must say that Passepartout is brave to tackle a job with this gentleman! I guess after awhile it would be be relaxing since you know what to expect, but goodness, having your water at 86 degrees? That would be exacting!

[Robert]

Today I purchased my first Kindle. After lots of research and debate, I settled on the Touch. Tonight I loaded my very first book: Around the World in Eighty Days. I figure this would be a good book to begin with, and it will permit me to participate in this book club.

I just completed chapter one.

[Lisa, the usurper]

Robert wrote: "Today I purchased my first Kindle. After lots of research and debate, I settled on the Touch. Tonight I loaded my very first book: Around the World in Eighty Days. I figure this would be a good ..."

Congratulations on your purchase Robert! I hope that you enjoy it as well as the book! I got a Kindle for Christmas and have really enjoyed it. Have fun and happy reading.

[Zuzana]

Robert wrote: "Today I purchased my first Kindle. After lots of research and debate, I settled on the Touch. Tonight I loaded my very first book: Around the World in Eighty Days. I figure this would be a good ..."

Kindle is great I got one a year ago and I'm really very happy with it. Robert, you might want to check out some of the websites with free e-books:

http://www.gutenberg.org/
http://www.manybooks.net/
http://www.feedbooks.com/

They offer mostly classics so they come in handy.

[Zuzana]

I'm ashamed to admit that I had to dig out my old school atlas to follow Fog's jurney. I'm a failure at geography.

[Nilgün]

Zuzana wrote: "I'm ashamed to admit that I had to dig out my old school atlas to follow Fog's jurney. I'm a failure at geography."

:) I have do it too, to have a moore imagine...

[Michele]

What a delightful story! So much more enchanting than the story I remember as I child. Very enjoyable read indeed!

[Robert]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was surprised at how interested I became in this tale. I did think there was going to be a wrinkle that didn't occur. I think 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea may come up for me given how much I liked this one.

BTW, thank you for the links above. I know of Gutenberg (I am reading a Sherlock Holmes book from there right now), but not the others.

[Missy]

I read this book a very short while ago and I actually loved it. I think it was one of the first classics that I have read without being forced.

[Lisa, the usurper]

I watched an interesting program about Jules Verne last Thursday. It was called "Prophets of Science Fiction" and it discussed how Verne was somewhat the father of the science fiction genre. It gave examples from his books of inventions that science has now made true. It was really interesting. It also gave bits and pieces from his life. Did anyone know that he was shot by a younger relative later in his life that left him crippled and very depressed? He then burned all of his papers except for one manuscript that was not revealed until in the late 90's. Just fascinating!

[Leslie]

Lisa wrote: "I watched an interesting program about Jules Verne last Thursday. It was called "Prophets of Science Fiction" and it discussed how Verne was somewhat the father of the science fiction genre. It ..."

Lisa, I've been watching that series too? How I do love my DVR. So far the one that impressed me the most was Arthur C. Clarke. I gotta get my hands on his "Childhood's End". I never can read Sci-Fi, try as I might. But that particular one sounds so interesting. Have you seen any of the other episodes or just Jules Verne?

[Lisa, the usurper]

Leslie wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I watched an interesting program about Jules Verne last Thursday. It was called "Prophets of Science Fiction" and it discussed how Verne was somewhat the father of the science fictio..."

I love my DVR also! I have seen Verne, Dick, Clarke, and Asminov. The whole series is just really interesting. I have not read much sci-fi, except for some Asminov in high school, so it makes me want to pick up some of those books.

[Zuzana]

Lisa wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I watched an interesting program about Jules Verne last Thursday. It was called "Prophets of Science Fiction" and it discussed how Verne was somewhat the father of the..."

Well I've read quite a lot of A.C. Clarke and I can recommend his Rendezvous With Rama. Many people believe it's even better than 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Not long ago my friend asked me if I was to recommend only one sci-fi book to a person who never reads sci- fi and who will likely never read any sci-fi again what would it be. After much thought I decided to recommend Dune by Frank Herbert. It's a Hugo and Nebula Award winner and both prizes are well deserved. There's everything, intricate plot, war, religion, politics, and interesting characters.

[Brooke]

I just finished (a little late) and really enjoyed it. I really enjoyed tracking all their stops along the route of their journey on the map and looking up all their stops and reading about the places. It would make a great geography/history/literature project for students to read the book, following the stops along the map and reading about the history of each port.
I also really enjoyed the contrast between the passionate Frenchman Passepatout and the calm, even-keeled, indefatigable Fogg. Fogg comes off as cold for many sections of the book, so when he does show excitement or passion (especially at the end) it's such a surprise to the reader, but makes me more empathetic.
This book was made to be a movie. It's so visual and face paced, I'm surprised there haven't been more versions made.

[Lisa, the usurper]

I also just finished this(late again)and I enjoyed it also. It was a very fast read and it would be fun to follow this adventure on a map. The scene where the group gets on a sledge and goes across the Plains, just made me want to dig out the heating pad and extra blanket since that would be really cold. The opium den was a interesting part also, I wonder if that is edited in the kids version? Overall, it goes really fast and the pace of the story makes you feel like you go on a trip around the world.