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Summary: Overated!
Review: This is certainly not the best of Jules Verne. It is slow, boring, and predictable. (Isn't it obvious that Phileas Fogg is going to get the Aouda in the end?) In fact this book proves that romance is not Jules Verne's strong suit. There are very few exciting moments (though the Indian attack was rather entertaining). And moments that could have been exciting are squandered with a predictable solution and outcome. Then there is the detective, chasing Fogg across the world assuming he is a bounty hunter. To me the detective wasn't ruthless enough, and mostly played by the rules (except for knocking Fogg's assistant out on the boat, which was tense and had a hilarious outcome) of capturing a theif. (waiting for the warrant to reach every British territory and then America for example) As for Phileas Fogg. For a man who has these many adventures Fogg is a very bland persona who isn't very exciting to read about. You'd expect more from someone with a name like Phileas Fogg. In conclusion this is an average book from a very above average writer. Though it has its moments its an unexciting read. Get 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
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Summary: The Best By Jules Verne!
Review: This book is truly outstanding. Mr.Fogg must complete his around the world adventure in 80 days. He experiences many difficulties along rhe way so if you like adventures this is the book for you. I just recently finished reading this book and I am soon going to start reading a different Jules Verne book called 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. This is one of my favorite books if you don't read it you don't know what you are missing out on.
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Summary: So Good
Review: I absolutly loved this story. This is the first Jules Verne novel I've read and will not be the last. I love the way Jules Verne mixes science, adventure, logic, humor, and wonderful characters all in one book. You can tell that Verne was indeed a very intelligent person in how he explans the travlers' gain of a day on their trip. Verne's sense of humor runs through out the book. I read this book because the sci-fi channel started a series called "the secret adventures of Jules Verne". Phileas Fogg and Jean Passepartout are two of the main characters in it. The show's concept is that the people in Verne's books really existed and interacted with him. Please, if you like Jules Verne, check this show out!
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Summary: Jules Verne does it again!
Review: Around the World in 80 Days is another good work from the author of 20,000 Leagues under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Phileas Fogg is member of the London Reform Club. He makes a bet that he can travel around the world in 80 days. He leaves immediately along with his servant Passepartout. A short time before Fogg left on his "Tour of the world", a bank robbery occurred at the bank of England. Police Detective Fix mistakenly believes that, because his description is so close to the robber's, that Phileas Fogg was the robber. What will the trip gain Mr. Fogg? Will he make it in 80 days? Will Fix learn his blunder or cost Fogg the wager? Find out by reading for yourself.
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Summary: A jolly good romp around the world
Review: What more is there to say about a classic?? They are classics for a reason. This book doesn't deal with big issues of humanity. It's just great fun!! It's an old-fashioned adventure tale that pulls you in and keeps you turning the pages. It has all the making of a traditional action story - a race against time, all sorts of dangerous situations, and, of course, a love interest. Who would believe that this was written over 100 years ago? Just more proof that it is a great story that generation after generation will enjoy. Pick it up, read it, then read it with your kids, and their kids, etc. Then read it again!
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Summary: Amazing Book
Review: This book is filled with adventure, daring, and wit.
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Summary: grand adventure
Review: It is exceedingly unlikely that the critics will ever consider Jules Verne to be one of the world's great authors. And yet who ever came to a love of books and reading because of the works of Joyce and Faulkner ands their ilk? Not a damn soul. In fact, The Sound and the Fury and Ulysses can make you rue the day you learned to read. Meanwhile, there are literally millions of us who became avid readers and fell in love with books thanks to the magnificent adventure novels of Jules Verne. The halls of academia may not overflow with earnest Literature majors studying his work and his prose stylings may not have transformed generations of authors, but, as one of the creators of Science Fiction, he is certainly one of the most influential authors of all time. And in terms of the pure innovation of his plot lines and the imagination and excitement of the stories he told, he is without peer. But returning to this classic travel tale as an adult, the most pleasant surprise was just how funny a book this is. The phlegmatic Phileas Fogg and Passepartout, his own intrepid Sancho Panza, play off of each other to great effect. And the excitable and dedicated, though badly misguided, Detective Fix makes for an amusing foil for the heroes as he pursues them around the globe and very nearly loses Fogg his wager. This is simply a grand adventure for readers of all ages. GRADE: A+
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Summary: Great Book of Adventure!
Review: Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne is a fabulous adventure novel. The book is fast paced, has a lot of exciting moments and has easy to understand vocabulary so young teens can read the book without frustration. The book is about a man who bets 20,000 poundss that he can travel the world in 80 days. He indeed does this with a lot of plots and adventure along the way. A not to be missed book. Buy it and read it! I loved it!
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Summary: It will still be worth reading in another hundred years.
Review: Verne is of course known as a science fiction pioneer, but this book -- with little or no sci-fi content -- is his best. From the wager in the gambling rooms of the Reform Club to adventures around the world, to the surprise ending that is among the most clever twists in the history of popular fiction, ATWIED is an enduring classic.
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Summary: I like all of Frog's adventures!
Review: It was cool because Frog went everywhere. This great book encouraged me to do a great bookreport/review for my English class, on which I got an A+!
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