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Summary: Around the world in eighty days
Review: They don't make travel novels like this anymore, unfortunately. It has adventure and you get to find quite a bit about the native peoples of the land where travel is done. This is a classic and certainly a guide for all other travel novels.
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Summary: Fun Reading
Review: I picked up this book at 8:00 PM and it was finished the next night. The book is short, but the story is fascinating and easy to follow. Here are some things I liked about the book....
1.) The characters are well-developed (except for Auoda, the female of the story) and lovable. Even Detective Fix, the antagonist of the hero, is found to be respected in his obligation to duty. Phileas Fogg is a worthy hero to cheer for, and his French sidekick is humorously appreciated.
2.) The different places of the world were written about in a way that must have been experienced by the author. I don?t know if Verne ever traveled the world, but his book paints a vivid picture of the different culture.
3.) As an American, it was amusing to read how the author portrayed our country and its people. The rashness of the train engineer, the passion of the political mob, and the arrogance of the colonel reflect an interesting (though probably true) caricature of an American.
4.) The ending was super, (don?t read on if you haven?t read the book!) he lost the bet and then he won the bet! How could the author make that happen? He did, and it was a great conclusion to a great book.
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Summary: Jules Rules
Review: Sorry for the tilte of my review but I could not help it. This is a great work. Of course it does not hold the same facination today as it would in 1872. Nonetheless it is a great work and a lot of fun to read.
One thing that I found very interesting is that many of the things that we take for granted today required explaining in 1872. For example, the author felt it was important to describe to his readers what a banna was like. What author would need to do that today ? Of course mu8ch of the style etc etc is very differnet than today's. But the writing is similar enough that the book is an easy read.
I am not sure if I would grant this status as a classic but I would definitly recommend the book. I would especially recommend the book to younger readers.
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Summary: by David Laing
Review: This book is the quintessential action story - quick pacing, light characterization, implausible scenarios, comic relief, and lots of fun. Verne was ahead of his time; he could have been a action flick screenwriter.It was a quick, enjoyable read. The `romance' left me a little flat - particularly in that it manifested itself in a way that didn't fit the character of Fogg up to that point. The ending was great, though I was a little confused about the clocks in London - why do they chime at ten till the hour? I liked the suggestion of another amazon reviewer to utilize this book as a bedtime story. The chapters are short, self-contained units that should capture the attention of most children.
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Summary: Nice ending, a wonderful book journey
Review: Actually, this book is more of a 3.5 stars for me. I was a little handicapped reading it because I was actually reading the book on my palm (Zire 71), therefore I'm limited with just words. My imagination wasn't aided by visuals from paperback materials. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the journey with Mr. Fogg and Passepartout. Although there were a lot of boring scenes, the part where Mr. Fogg rescued Aouda and when Passepartout got lost because of Mr. Fix, these episodes were enough to keep the story moving. I like that Jules Verne didn't make the book very linear. His way of storytelling does not leave its reader in the dark. Everything has an explanation for what is happening. For me, I believe the ending was the best part in this book. I was almost disappointed because I thought their journey failed but the author just tricked us a little. And although Mr. Fogg did not gain financially with the wager, it was more than material possession that he has gained. And that is a lovely lady whom he shared an exciting adventure. This book is well-recommended.
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