From the Earth to the Moon

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Summary: A book of great caliber!
Review: I have always been a fan of Verne. His scientific knowledge is presented in such a way that, if you don't know what he is talking about, he will explain it to you, and if you still don't get it, you will at least be convinced that what he is saying is truth. I loved this book and could not put it down. It almost remindes me of David Bowie singing "Space Oddity". The sequal to the book is likewise similar to Peter Shillings answer song, "Major Tom". This is a great book, and will be loved by any Verne fan, or a fan of the "Steampunk" genere.

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Summary: OK
Review: I think this was an excellent book filled with adventurous scenes. I enjoyed this book greatly and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys adventure. This was action-filled and very exciting. It was action-filled in the scense that a cannon was being launched to the moon with a human in it. There were many arguments over this situation, and many different outcomes. The setting of this book stuck out to me the most, because it was in the U.S. That was interesting because the foreign author did her best to talk about all qualities of the U.S and what it would be like to actually shoot a cannon from here. This meant that she had to use very good back round information, and that's what made it so interesting. I found some things out about where I live from a foreign person that I didn't even know before. This book is best suited for people who enjoy learning about the moon and other scientific experiments that take place in outer space. This is becasue the cannon is being shot to the moon, but before that takes place many experiments have to be taken on the moon.

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Summary: This book is exciting and puts you on the edge of your seat
Review: I think this was an excellent book filled with adventurous scenes. I enjoyed this book greatly and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys adventure. This was action-filled and very exciting. It was action-filled in the scense that a cannon was being launched to the moon with a human in it. There were many arguments over this situation, and many different outcomes. The setting of this book stuck out to me the most, because it was in the U.S. That was interesting because the foreign author did her best to talk about all qualities of the U.S and what it would be like to actually shoot a cannon from here. This meant that she had to use very good back round information, and that's what made it so interesting. I found some things out about where I live from a foreign person that I didn't even know before. This book is best suited for people who enjoy learning about the moon and other scientific experiments that take place in outer space. This is becasue the cannon is being shot to the moon, but before that takes place many experiments have to be taken on the moon.

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Summary: Too much calculations.
Review: I would recommend this book for older people who could understand all those strange and odd calculations that Jules Verne made. The book is very hard to understand at some times but it can, however, be a little exciting. I would recommend for people to read the unabridged version last and the edited version first.

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Summary: This version of Verne's novel is pretty decent.
Review: I wrote the essay accompanying the Classics Illustrated edition of "From the Earth to the Moon" (as well as several other CI volumes), and think that the edition does a good job of capturing the high spirits and nineteenth-century ebullience of the novel. (What the graphic adaptation is not able to capture, the essay tries to describe.) Sometime in 1998 Acclaim Comics will publish H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon" (for which I also wrote the essay), which is kind of a dark companion piece to Verne's novel.

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Summary: An exciting classic by a great prophetic mind
Review: Jules Verne's novel "From the Earth to the Moon" is the imaginative story of an attempt, made shortly after the U.S. Civil War, to send a projectile to the moon. This daring plan is masterminded by veteran artilleryman Impey Barbicane, president of the Baltimore Gun Club. The novel follows the progress and remarkable outcome of the venture.

"Earth. . .Moon" is a terrific adventure story and a pioneering classic of 19th century science fiction. It's also an affectionate satire of the United States and the American character as seen through Verne's eyes. Verne's witty writing had me laughing out loud throughout the book. And furthermore, the novel is about courage, loyalty, and faith in the ability of human beings to overcome incredible obstacles.

Verne populates his adventure tale with a number of likeable and memorably drawn characters. He cleverly mixes in real scientific data with his fantastic tale. He also establishes the book's literary genealogy early on with references to Locke's Moon Hoax and Edgar Allan Poe's story of Hans Pfaal.

I read this book in the Lowell Bair translation, which is published as a Bantam Classic. "Earth. . .Moon" is suspenseful and exciting; it's also surprisingly poignant and ultimately inspiring. It's an enduring masterpiece by one of the 19th century's great visionary geniuses.

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Summary: A Star Amongst the Books of Jules Verne
Review: Jules Verne's novel "From the Earth to the Moon" is the imaginative story of an attempt, made shortly after the U.S. Civil War, to send a projectile to the moon. This daring plan is masterminded by veteran artilleryman Impey Barbicane, president of the Baltimore Gun Club. The novel follows the progress and remarkable outcome of the venture.

"Earth. . .Moon" is a terrific adventure story and a pioneering classic of 19th century science fiction. It's also an affectionate satire of the United States and the American character as seen through Verne's eyes. Verne's witty writing had me laughing out loud throughout the book. And furthermore, the novel is about courage, loyalty, and faith in the ability of human beings to overcome incredible obstacles.

Verne populates his adventure tale with a number of likeable and memorably drawn characters. He cleverly mixes in real scientific data with his fantastic tale. He also establishes the book's literary genealogy early on with references to Locke's Moon Hoax and Edgar Allan Poe's story of Hans Pfaal.

I read this book in the Lowell Bair translation, which is published as a Bantam Classic. "Earth. . .Moon" is suspenseful and exciting; it's also surprisingly poignant and ultimately inspiring. It's an enduring masterpiece by one of the 19th century's great visionary geniuses.

Rating:
Summary: An exciting classic by a great prophetic mind
Review: Jules Verne's novel "From the Earth to the Moon" is the imaginative story of an attempt, made shortly after the U.S. Civil War, to send a projectile to the moon. This daring plan is masterminded by veteran artilleryman Impey Barbicane, president of the Baltimore Gun Club. The novel follows the progress and remarkable outcome of the venture.

"Earth. . .Moon" is a terrific adventure story and a pioneering classic of 19th century science fiction. It's also an affectionate satire of the United States and the American character as seen through Verne's eyes. Verne's witty writing had me laughing out loud throughout the book. And furthermore, the novel is about courage, loyalty, and faith in the ability of human beings to overcome incredible obstacles.

Verne populates his adventure tale with a number of likeable and memorably drawn characters. He cleverly mixes in real scientific data with his fantastic tale. He also establishes the book's literary genealogy early on with references to Locke's Moon Hoax and Edgar Allan Poe's story of Hans Pfaal.

I read this book in the Lowell Bair translation, which is published as a Bantam Classic. "Earth. . .Moon" is suspenseful and exciting; it's also surprisingly poignant and ultimately inspiring. It's an enduring masterpiece by one of the 19th century's great visionary geniuses.

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Summary: Out of this world
Review: Texas. Florida. Both were admitted to the United States in the same year, 1845. Two different states with comparable communication and transportation networks, yet Florida has broken the common bond in its bid for a launching site for a projectile aimed at the moon. From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne addresses the wish to mimic the speed of comets by shooting a large 19th century cannon into outer space. In comparing the sites in Texas and in Florida I had the impression of attempting to compare castellated rock and Monument Rock. Texas just had too many points of interest for the astronomers. Florida provided the scientists with the perfect topography, but more problematic, the citizens of the state feared that the terrain would blow up after the launch of the new satellite

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Summary: OK
Review: This book was pretty good-I liked it, but parts were boring