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Summary: Verne Has Done Much Better
Review: "From the Earth to the Moon" is Jules Verne's least appealing work that I have read so far. It is the story of the Baltimore Gun Club and their attempt to build a cannon big enough to shoot a bullet to the moon. The gun club dreams up the idea as a way of filling time after the end of the Civil War.The leader of the club, Impey Barbicane, is wagered that he can't pull it off. Also, a Frenchman has volunteered to ride along on the bullet. It has been about four years since I read "From the Earth to the Moon", so I don't remember many of the details very well. I do remember my feeling after having finished it that, not only was it inferior to other works of Verne, but that it was an inferior novel by itself. The characters are more like caricatures than real people, the dialogue is unusually bombastic for a Verne hero (perhaps this was Verne's take on Americans), and the action was undramatic. I would suggest reading other works by Verne like "Around the World in Eighty Days" and "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" before this one so that you don't develop an initial dislike for his work. Verne is an excellent author not indicative of this work.
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Summary: Verne Has Done Much Better
Review: "From the Earth to the Moon" is Jules Verne's least appealing work that I have read so far. It is the story of the Baltimore Gun Club and their attempt to build a cannon big enough to shoot a bullet to the moon. The gun club dreams up the idea as a way of filling time after the end of the Civil War. The leader of the club, Impey Barbicane, is wagered that he can't pull it off. Also, a Frenchman has volunteered to ride along on the bullet. It has been about four years since I read "From the Earth to the Moon", so I don't remember many of the details very well. I do remember my feeling after having finished it that, not only was it inferior to other works of Verne, but that it was an inferior novel by itself. The characters are more like caricatures than real people, the dialogue is unusually bombastic for a Verne hero (perhaps this was Verne's take on Americans), and the action was undramatic. I would suggest reading other works by Verne like "Around the World in Eighty Days" and "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" before this one so that you don't develop an initial dislike for his work. Verne is an excellent author not indicative of this work.
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Summary: Great book, quick read
Review: A book that doesn't seem like it was written 100 years ago. A easy to read book filled with an enthusiasm for the future that few books have. The method to get to the moon is well laid out to the point of actually believing it could work. It is a project that I would have liked to see happen if I had lived 100 years ago. Timeless
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Summary: Incredible Jules Verne
Review: Although there are many technical words concerning scientific field, I enjoyed reading the story. I can not believe it was written over 100 years ago. The unique idea of sending a projectile to the moon sounds strange, but whoever else but Jules Verne would have thought so? Just like Walt Disney Production made a motion picture of Verne's 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA in 1954, I strongly hope that they will make it into a major motion picture in the year 2005, commemorating the CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY of his death.
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Summary: Incredible Jules Verne
Review: Although there are many technical words concerning scientific field, I enjoyed reading the story. I can not believe it was written over 100 years ago. The unique idea of sending a projectile to the moon sounds strange, but whoever else but Jules Verne would have thought so? Just like Walt Disney Production made a motion picture of Verne's 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA in 1954, I strongly hope that they will make it into a major motion picture in the year 2005, commemorating the CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY of his death.
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Summary: A Star Amongst the Books of Jules Verne
Review: Every book written by Jules Verne that I have ever read I have thought to be a true masterpiece, and this novel is no exception! It features the Gun Club, a club established during the Civil War whose members tend to be a little...er..."incomplete," as one of the characters himself puts it. These men are growing bored in the absence of opportunities to construct and test out new artillery weapons, so their president, the imperturbable, confident Barbicane, proposes they send a projectile to the Moon via a gigantic cannon! This idea is greeted with great approval from the world over, as Barbicane and his club work to organize all the details of the experiment and make sure everything will go perfectly. But despite lots of support from many nations, one man, Barbicane's main enemy, Captain Nicholl, bets several thousand dollars that the experiment will go amiss. To add to the confusion, right in the midst of things, a suave, passionate Frenchman named Michel Ardan decides to ride to the Moon in the projectile himself! I thought this book was, more than anything, very amusing. Verne's way of making his characters truly jump off the page with their vivid dialogue and lovable quirks provides for an abundance of understated humor. I also admired the book's thoroughness in its portrayal of the organization needed to help really get this project "off the ground," from the discussions of the necessary precautions to take, through the math and scientific facts that guide the crafty inventors, up to the assembly of the cannon. The plot is full of unexpected twists and turns and character revelations which fit nicely into the story. A must-read!
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Summary: Part Fiction, Part Premonition, Pure Verne
Review: From The Earth To The Moon, and its companion, Round The Moon are seamless in storyline and meticulous in detail. Character development was not only thorough but had a sense of optimism, from Barbicane's vision to Ardan's intelligent arrogance. This book was no doubt enjoyable upon its first release, but the events take on new meaning when read in our age. The entire story seemed somewhat uplifting, especially when compared with something depressing like Paris in the 20th century, which unfortunately was also prophetic. A reader should note that while the concept is similar to The First Men in the Moon by Wells, the storyline immediately diverges from its counterpart. While Wells' work is pure, though enjoyable, fantasy, Verne's uncanny sense of future events keeps the reader grounded while reading what was at the time utter speculation.
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Summary: One of Verne's worst titles.
Review: I am a very devoted Jules Verne fan, but I have to admit that "From the earth to the moon", is probably his worst book. The content of the book was O-kay, but at many times I seemed bored. Also the story developement was not the best. I would recommend this book to anyone who is really, really interested in the works of flight. But if not, I would suggest not reading this.
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Summary: One of Verne's worst titles.
Review: I am a very devoted Jules Verne fan, but I have to admit that "From the earth to the moon", is probably his worst book. The content of the book was O-kay, but at many times I seemed bored. Also the story developement was not the best. I would recommend this book to anyone who is really, really interested in the works of flight. But if not, I would suggest not reading this.
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Summary: Scientifically Proven
Review: I feel that this book,will bring out the science and knowledge in all of us.For those who are taking Science in high school or college should read this book,for any social background for their homework studies.
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