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Summary: Extracts from published reviews
Review: To enable purchasers to make a considered choice, here are brief extracts from reviews of my edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues: 'probably the definitive translation' Ron Miller; 'really splendid introduction' Professor D Bellos; 'original' Le Nouvel observateur, 19.3.98; 'expertly translated . . . illuminating scholarly apparatus' Vector 200, June 1998; 'I enjoyed reading it very much' Daily Telegraph, 24.3.98; 'brilliantly conveys the novel's varying tones and ranges' Tandem, Sept. 98; 'the most readable of the translations . . . fascinating notes' Michael Crisafelli, WWW, 17.12.98; 'the only version of Twenty Thousand Leagues in English worthy of serious attention . . . a mine of information' Professor T Unwin, Australian Modern Languages Association Journal 1998
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Summary: an average book but kind of dull in the beginning
Review: okay i think this is a pretty good book but it's not that intresting. I'm not kidding it's like you know that the squid's will come in the end and you yawn yourself through the book until the squids come and it turns out to be a dull one page thing. the other thing is that when i got this book to read it i thought that it will be cool with a guy's imagination about the unknown dephts of the sea but it was the same old boring thing thqat we know right know like wow a iant pearl or wow a cave underwater it wasn't that intresting and i think that jules verne has a bad imajination. so this is my review of Twenty Thousand Leagues under the sea. see ya.
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Summary: A Good Book
Review: If you are looking for the true classic Sci-fi book--This is it. Can't go wrong.
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Summary: Classic? You've got to be joking.
Review: This book was TERRIBLE. I couldn't even get past part one. Yes, there are two parts, and I am certain that the second half is just as bad as the first. The whole story was just describing Professor Aronnax's daily life on the Nautilus, which was completely repetitive if you ask me. The only SOMEWHAT interesting parts of the story was when Professor Aronnax is in danger of being attacked by natives, but Jules Verne just HAS to say it in the most boring way. Jules Verne also spent entire pages describing totally boring conversations between Captain Nemo and Professor Aronnax. These conversations were not only boring but confusing. Jules Verne used way to many technical words, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong- I have a big vocabulary range, but that was ridiculous. And who cares about finding the Nautilus's exact location on a map using latitude and longitude lines? Why couldn't Jules Verne just say, "IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN?" If I were you, I would stay away from this book. Don't even THINK about reading it, because you'll just be bored to tears. I know you will, because I was. So just spare yourself from wasting days on end reading this book and take my advice.
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Summary: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Review: I think that someone who likes science fiction and mystery would like this book a lot. Someone who likes this book would also probably enjoy scuba diving, swimming, spear fishing, and boating. They also might enjoy oceanography, marine biology, hiking, and snorkeling. I really liked this book. One of the reasons that I liked this book is because it was very exciting. There was always action happening, for example, when the giant squid attacked the Nautilus. The characters were realistic and intriguing. I particularly liked Conseil because he was Professor Aronnax's servant and was extremely loyal. The plot seemed like it could be very real. I learned a lot about different geographic settings. The author frequently described the shorelines in detail.
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Summary: I did not like this book.
Review: The book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was a really disapointing book. Most of the story was boring and not exciting. When it got interesting it just was not as good as other books. I thought this was going to be a good book. The end was the most disapointing part. I would not recommend this book for people my age.
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Summary: Do not read this book if you do not like science.
Review: I found this book to be very difficult to get into. I really like reading, but there was a lot of scientific parts in it. (Mostly about classes and subkingdoms.
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Summary: I diagree with meryl and Tread 43!
Review: Tread 43 and meryl what are you preschoolers, did you even read it? And to a reader from califoria, august 16, 1998, did you stop reading it after 2 pages, every books bad at the very begining I've just finished fifth grade and I loved it never stop reading a book unless its bad after the first 30, 40 pages is what may teacher always said!
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Summary: Amazing!!!
Review: I havent read many books in my lifetime but I'd have to say that this is the best one I' ve ever read. Jules Verne takes you on an amazing journey through the worlds oceans and to some places where man still hasn't been. I was sad when I had read the last page and the books was over. I found myself wanting to be on the Nautilis, meeting Captin Nemo, and see the ocean depths with my own eyes. The book defintly sparks your imagination; I guess that's why it has remained a classic for many years.
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Summary: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Review: 20,000 leagues under the sea is a great book. Its about captain that drives a sub that looks like a certain kind of a whale. People go on and they become sort of prisoners. They run into a couple problems. First they run into a giant squid then they run into an ice palace. Eventually they caught captain Nemo and everybody lived happily ever after.
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