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author:: Jules Verne
published:: 1869
pages:: 269
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20,000 Leagues under the Sea
Overview
- When an unidentified “monster” threatens international shipping, French oceanographer Pierre Aronnax and his unflappable assistant Conseil join an expedition organized by the US Navy to hunt down and destroy the menace. After months of fruitless searching, they finally grapple with their quarry, but Aronnax, Conseil, and the brash Canadian harpooner Ned Land are thrown overboard in the attack, only to find that the “monster” is actually a futuristic submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by a shadowy, mystical, preternaturally imposing man who calls himself Captain Nemo. Thus begins a journey of 20,000 leagues—nearly 50,000 miles—that will take Captain Nemo, his crew, and these three adventurers on a journey of discovery through undersea forests, coral graveyards, miles-deep trenches, and even the sunken ruins of Atlantis. Jules Verne’s novel of undersea exploration has been captivating readers ever since its first publication in 1870, and Frederick Paul Walter’s reader-friendly, scientifically meticulous translation of this visionary science fiction classic is complete and unabridged down to the smallest substantive detail.
Amazon
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- Amazon rating:: 4.7
- Amazon ratings:: 1499
Goodreads
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- goodreads rating:: 3.89
- goodreads ratings:: 242475
Mine
- my rating:: 3.5
- my review::
- Great start
- Great orientation about the characters
- The story idea is amazing, considering the publishing date, he is so creative.
- It is way too lengthy with unneeded fillers. I can understand if that was a script for a movie, in which it describes the scene with its surrounding. The feeling, the facial expression, and movement of each character. However, I, personally as a reader, don't need that level of detail.
- What the heck is that ending. It is a very bad loose ending.