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A review by allaboutfrodo
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne
4.0
2.5 stars for readability today and my personal enjoyment, 5 stars for cultural influence and how exciting it no doubt was for its original audience.
I never read Verne before this year, and I have now read three of his novels. I enjoyed Around the World in 80 Days, but didn't much care for Journey to the Center of the Earth or 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
I found 20,000 Leagues wordy and boring, with an occasional (very occasional) passage of interest. I also did not enjoy the excessive hunting and killing.
Still, Verne deserves credit for being far ahead of his time and for influencing culture with Captain Nemo and the Nautilus. He must have done tremendous research about the seas, and I'm sure his original readers looked forward to the next installment with as much excitement as today's viewers look forward to the next episode of their favorite TV show.
I never read Verne before this year, and I have now read three of his novels. I enjoyed Around the World in 80 Days, but didn't much care for Journey to the Center of the Earth or 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
I found 20,000 Leagues wordy and boring, with an occasional (very occasional) passage of interest. I also did not enjoy the excessive hunting and killing.
Still, Verne deserves credit for being far ahead of his time and for influencing culture with Captain Nemo and the Nautilus. He must have done tremendous research about the seas, and I'm sure his original readers looked forward to the next installment with as much excitement as today's viewers look forward to the next episode of their favorite TV show.