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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea / Vingt mille lieues sous les mers (Bilingual Edition: English - French / Édition bilingue: anglais - français) by Jules Verne
3 reviews
sea_sea's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A thrilling classic! It was very exciting and interesting. The depiction of sperm whales was far from accurate, but, oh well, it was written in 1870.
Captain Nemo was such a fascinating character! His motivations and background are a complete mystery and you only piece together fragments along with the main character. His love for the sea is truly unparalleled. Mr Aronnax (mc) and him share a really unique bond through this feeling. It is really interesting.
(Also Captain Nemo and Mr. Aronnax definitely had a bit of queer tension ;> )
I also just loved all the parts where Jules Verne described all the different marine creatures!
Captain Nemo was such a fascinating character! His motivations and background are a complete mystery and you only piece together fragments along with the main character. His love for the sea is truly unparalleled. Mr Aronnax (mc) and him share a really unique bond through this feeling. It is really interesting.
(Also Captain Nemo and Mr. Aronnax definitely had a bit of queer tension ;> )
I also just loved all the parts where Jules Verne described all the different marine creatures!
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
meganpbennett's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Having only read the illustrated classic that was an abridged version of the mangled Mercier translation, I jumped at the chance to read 20,000 Leagues via email, as things happened in the novel. I had vague memories of plot events and was delighted to see what really happened in this delightful story.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
prufrockpreptooth's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.25
J'ai lu plusieurs Jules Verne que j'ai adoré - alors je ne me suis pas méfié en me penchant sur celui-ci. Quelle erreur ! C'est long, mais long, mais long, avec des descriptions, même pas des mers ou du Nautilus, non, mais des classifications de centaines d' espèce qui sont d'un ennuie à lire quand on en a rien à faire de la taxonomie... J'imagine que quelqu'un qui aime ce point, adorera peut-être cette ouvrage, bien que l'histoire a aussi terriblement vieillie et nous offre un personnage principale qui se sent particulièrement au-dessus de tout le monde en tout temps, devant pour moi absolument insupportable plus le roman avancé (et c'est le narrateur !)
Bref, il y a tout de même des bons points, les premiers et derniers chapitres sont prenants, et sûrement qu'une version abrégée aurait été plus adaptée au type de lectures que j'apprécie
Bref, il y a tout de même des bons points, les premiers et derniers chapitres sont prenants, et sûrement qu'une version abrégée aurait été plus adaptée au type de lectures que j'apprécie
Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Racism, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Grief and Injury/Injury detail