Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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- Author：Jules Verne
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Summary
A mission to rid the seas of a monstrous creature becomes a terrifying nightmare when Professor Arronax， Conseil and Ned Land are thrown overboard。 The huge marine animal which has haunted the water is no living beast， but a spectacular man-made vessel， and the three men find themselves the helpless prisoners of Captain Nemo。 Resigned to their fate， they begin a miraculous journey on the submarine ship which can travel through waters never before explored。 For the Professor， at least， this voyage is one he would not have missed for the world。
Reviews
Andrea
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20% de lectura útil。
David Holbrook III
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I love the fact that this book is so scientific about marine life， but ads a mystical sort of charm。 I do not enjoy science at all， but the fact that name classifications and such are simply a part of the story shows how Jules Verne knows how to tell a great and appealing story
Sujay Kulkarni
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Spellbinding， imaginative and arguably among the greatest work of science fiction。
Elena Colasante
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Un enorme classico che ho però molto meno amato del Giro del mondo in 80 giorni
Heidi
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Definitely a classic。 Dated and dry。 That being said， I thought the book would take longer to read， but I finished pretty quickly。 I ended up loving the storyline and the characters。 Captain Nemo would be a hard person to be stuck on a boat with in my opinion。
Evdoxia Tseliou
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Αγαπημένος Ιούλιος Βερν。。。 Δύσκολος λίγο， με πολλές πληροφορίες που χρειάζονται μελέτη。。。 Παρόλα αυτά μοναδικά καταιγιστικος。。。 Τον λατρεύω。。。
Walt
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john
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Wow， for being published in 1867 and essentially referred to as the genesis of science fiction， I was compelled to give this a read。 I'm glad I did。 Yes， there are some aspects of the writing that seriously reflects the time & common language of the 1860's， however I didn't have any problems with it。 The details Verne illuminates about Captain Nemo's Nautilus submarine & its amazing power source was inspiring。 Great story and clearly something I should have read decades ago。 Wow， for being published in 1867 and essentially referred to as the genesis of science fiction， I was compelled to give this a read。 I'm glad I did。 Yes， there are some aspects of the writing that seriously reflects the time & common language of the 1860's， however I didn't have any problems with it。 The details Verne illuminates about Captain Nemo's Nautilus submarine & its amazing power source was inspiring。 Great story and clearly something I should have read decades ago。 。。。more
Michael Walden
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20，000 Leagues Under The Sea is a great adventure book with lots of stories of sea monsters and treasure but it’s flaw is that it has no real thread of narrative to it。 Each 10-12 page chapter is it’s own mini-adventure that is independent of all of the others and so the book reads as a collection of disparate events that could， if it wasn’t for the limitations of geography， be read in any order and it would still make sense。 Because of this， at 500 pages it does get pretty tiresome just reading 20，000 Leagues Under The Sea is a great adventure book with lots of stories of sea monsters and treasure but it’s flaw is that it has no real thread of narrative to it。 Each 10-12 page chapter is it’s own mini-adventure that is independent of all of the others and so the book reads as a collection of disparate events that could， if it wasn’t for the limitations of geography， be read in any order and it would still make sense。 Because of this， at 500 pages it does get pretty tiresome just reading about the next interesting but inconsequential occurrence， and I found myself wanting the book to be over with at the end of Vol。 1， only to have a whole second volume to trudge through。 。。。more
Victor Ladrière
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Visionnaire pour son temps
Chantelle_jaiyahoo。Com
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Found my old copy recently so I took the time to re-read this classic story of wonder and adventure。 Its one of the first books my dad purchased for me to begin reading a book a day as a challenge and ever since Ive only loved books more。
Miranda Alford
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A nice short story with lots of snazzy adventures。 Although at some points Verne could have gone into waaaay more detail。 I mean at one point they were looking at Atlantis and they didn’t even go and explore it， they just sat by a volcano instead。 I also would have liked a whole Captain Nemo backstory chapter in complete as he is so enigmatic and just a great well-written character。 Also what the hell was that squid/kraken fight？？？！ It was so hyped up and quite frankly it was shite。 But this boo A nice short story with lots of snazzy adventures。 Although at some points Verne could have gone into waaaay more detail。 I mean at one point they were looking at Atlantis and they didn’t even go and explore it， they just sat by a volcano instead。 I also would have liked a whole Captain Nemo backstory chapter in complete as he is so enigmatic and just a great well-written character。 Also what the hell was that squid/kraken fight？？？！ It was so hyped up and quite frankly it was shite。 But this book was still a bop， I just would have liked more detail and a longer book as it was such an interesting concept that went way beyond the premise of the 19th century world， I mean Nemo had force fields and a vey cool submarine which sounded fancy as it had a massive library。 。。。more
Sabrina Strickland
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As a nature lover， I really enjoyed the detailed descriptions of this undersea adventure。 It was like taking an underwater trip around the world， with occasional stops at various continents and points of interest。 It read like a nature journal at times， which I personally liked。 There also was a lot of historical references， as well as in depth descriptions of longitude/latitude， atmospheric pressure and so on。 Those details were a little much for me， like reading a dry science book。 There was h As a nature lover， I really enjoyed the detailed descriptions of this undersea adventure。 It was like taking an underwater trip around the world， with occasional stops at various continents and points of interest。 It read like a nature journal at times， which I personally liked。 There also was a lot of historical references， as well as in depth descriptions of longitude/latitude， atmospheric pressure and so on。 Those details were a little much for me， like reading a dry science book。 There was however some exciting scenes with suspense， intrigue and tensions between the characters。 Overall， I enjoyed this classic in much the same way as Robinson Crusoe。 。。。more
Michael
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Writing: 3。4Story: 3。83Overall: 3。61
Adrien Joly
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L'histoire est chouette mais je trouve le style du livre trop descriptif à mon gout， je m'ennuie。 L'histoire est chouette mais je trouve le style du livre trop descriptif à mon gout， je m'ennuie。 。。。more
Chris Dietzel
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Two things made me pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this:1） The only other Jules Verne that I've read was Journey to the Center of the Earth， which I didn't enjoy， and2） Most classic sci fi doesn't hold up well and seems silly these days。But I found this to be an easy and fascinating read。 I also noticed that in many ways it is a very early version of the classic Michael Crichton I loved so much （Sphere， Congo， etc。）。 Fun trivia fact: Captain Nemo's library contains thousands of books on ever Two things made me pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this:1） The only other Jules Verne that I've read was Journey to the Center of the Earth， which I didn't enjoy， and2） Most classic sci fi doesn't hold up well and seems silly these days。But I found this to be an easy and fascinating read。 I also noticed that in many ways it is a very early version of the classic Michael Crichton I loved so much （Sphere， Congo， etc。）。 Fun trivia fact: Captain Nemo's library contains thousands of books on every possible subject except one。 The only subject he will not allow in his library is: Economics。 。。。more
Heidi
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This was part of my middle son's literature curriculum for this school year and we enjoyed the book very much。 This was part of my middle son's literature curriculum for this school year and we enjoyed the book very much。 。。。more
Lani Mokler
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A biology text book with a little bit of adventure。。。 I had such high hopes。
Krzysztof
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Z tej książki można napisać pracę magisterską z biologii。 To się nazywa research。。。 a może to była taka praca， tylko że w ładnej oprawie？
Xuân Trúc
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Hồi mua có 30k trên tiki， định về đọc chơi nmà cuốn lắmmmm。 Chuyện biển cả， chuyện tình bạn， đủ thứ chuyện hết。 Sau này có cơ hội sẽ đọc lại。
Wendy
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Continuing my re-reading of books by Jules Verne。 I've read this book a long time ago， and as an adventure book， it's still pretty good。 Of course， through the modern lens， there are certain things not quite suitable， like the descriptions of different races amd ethnicities。 It is centred in a very white， very European world。 The pace is also on the slow side。 However， one does have to account for when this was written。 What I enjoy most about this book is this sense of wonder。 There's this appr Continuing my re-reading of books by Jules Verne。 I've read this book a long time ago， and as an adventure book， it's still pretty good。 Of course， through the modern lens， there are certain things not quite suitable， like the descriptions of different races amd ethnicities。 It is centred in a very white， very European world。 The pace is also on the slow side。 However， one does have to account for when this was written。 What I enjoy most about this book is this sense of wonder。 There's this appreciation and hope in the infinite possibilities that modern science brings。 We have to remember that at that time， even electricity is a novel idea。 There's this sense that nothing is impossible， even having someone live in a submarine， exploring the depths of the oceans。 。。。more
Amanda Adams
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A long， slow read at points with the scientific descriptions of undersea life。 I struggled to get through it， but the character of Captain Nemo and the mystery surrounding him kept my interest until the end。
Daniel
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#RetoLector2021 #Julio。#VeinteMilLeguasDeViajeSubmarino 🐙🚤🐋#JulioVerne ✒🌊Clâsico de clâsicos。 Es impresionante que las historias de Verne aûn sigan cautivando。 Sin importar que toda la informaciôn cientîfica la tengamos en un "click"， los relatos del escritor francês siguen siendo atrayentes y sorprendentes; y es que importa mucho cômo te los presenten， y en êse sentido Julio Verne ES （ no era） un verdadero maestro。 Pareciese que al escribir sus libros， tomara en cuenta a sus lectores del futuro #RetoLector2021 #Julio。#VeinteMilLeguasDeViajeSubmarino 🐙🚤🐋#JulioVerne ✒🌊Clâsico de clâsicos。 Es impresionante que las historias de Verne aûn sigan cautivando。 Sin importar que toda la informaciôn cientîfica la tengamos en un "click"， los relatos del escritor francês siguen siendo atrayentes y sorprendentes; y es que importa mucho cômo te los presenten， y en êse sentido Julio Verne ES （ no era） un verdadero maestro。 Pareciese que al escribir sus libros， tomara en cuenta a sus lectores del futuro， en êsos que la tecnologîa les brindarîa todos los datos y conocimientos del mundo; pero tambiên pareciese que el mismo Verne nos dijera: "sî， tienen todo al alcance de la mano， pero nadie se los relatarâ como yo"， sonriera y nos brindara un guiño。。。🌊La gran aventura submarina inicia con el avistamiento de un misterioso ente en distintas latitudes del mundo。 Muchos son los marineros que le han visto， ya sea en reposo， resoplando por su potente， y atronador， espirâculo; ya sea en movimiento， desplazândose a una velocidad nunca antes vista en un ser acuâtico。 La intriga crece en el mundo。 La prensa habla de un ser de la prehistoria que surca los mares de la actualidad。 🌊Y asî， con la intensiôn de darle caza a tan intrigante animal， la "Abraham Lincoln" zarpa de costas americanas。 Como parte de su tripulaciôn ， se encuentra el Aronnax， especialista en animales acuâticos， y es precisamente el Dr。 Aronnax quien nos relata la gran aventura submarina de nuestros tiempos。 🌊Durante el relato， podremos "navegar" por las mâs alejadas latitudes de Sudamérica。 Surcaremos los mâs remotos rincones del Pacîfico， no sin los peligros que conlleva el entrar en contacto con otras tribus。 Tambiên， podremos presenciar los recovecos mâs profundos de los ocêanos， a tal punto que， de la imaginaciôn del autor， nos sorprenderâ la visita a la mîtica Atlântida。 A esto habrâ que agregar el encuentro， y explicaciôn， de los seres submarinos mâs increibles que la naturaleza podrîa crear。 #Libros #leer #literatura #bookclub #clubdelectura #bookstagram #capitannemo #nemo #capitánnemo #nautillus #nautilus #sepancuantos @libreria_porrua @editorial_porrua 。。。more
Bluesky879
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The intersting book about the journey under the ocean also some details of the story is unreasonable。 I think， this book is suitable for children more than for adult。 But the pilot of the story is so intersting that I can read from the first page to the final page in only a short time。 IT WORTH READING FOR ONLY PEOPLE WHO LIKE THE OCEAN （ I THINK ）
Kam
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A história é legal， a narrativa também， só que chega em uma parte que cansa。 tanta informação científica cansa。 Sei que é um livro que tem muitas informações científicas， mas chega em uma parte que me cansou。 Parecia que quanto mais eu lia， eu não saia do lugar。 Mas a história em si， é muito legal。 O final é legal， tira um pouco o cansaço sentido anteriormente， o que faz a leitura valer mais a pena。 Enfim， recomendo， mas tenha um pouquinho de paciência。
Manuel
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Es una lectura que se hace pesada。 La gran mayoría de páginas contienen información no relevante para la trama， ya que se explican la flora y fauna marina， su clasificación y características。 También mucha parte del libro se basa en explicaciones marítimas， geográficas y de navegación。 Quizás en su momento esto fuera atrayente pero a día de hoy esa información no está tan actualizada y es más fácil y rápido acceder a ella a través de Internet （si es que realmente te interesa ese conocimiento）。 S Es una lectura que se hace pesada。 La gran mayoría de páginas contienen información no relevante para la trama， ya que se explican la flora y fauna marina， su clasificación y características。 También mucha parte del libro se basa en explicaciones marítimas， geográficas y de navegación。 Quizás en su momento esto fuera atrayente pero a día de hoy esa información no está tan actualizada y es más fácil y rápido acceder a ella a través de Internet （si es que realmente te interesa ese conocimiento）。 Sale más a cuenta leer esta novela， pero adaptada。 El final es demasiado abierto。 Si que suceden algunos eventos interesantes。 Si quieres resolver tus dudas sobre el capitán Nemo tendrás que leer Wikipedia o el libro de "La isla misteriosa"。 Hay que valorar la sabiduría de Verne y su mente avanzada para su época。 。。。more
Don
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A true classic。 Loved the adventure and all the incredible details about sea life and oceans。 You can tell he has a passion for it。 I bet there are some beautiful illustrated editions out there with color drawings of all the sea creatures。 I thought the idea of Captain Nemo living off the ocean and forsaking dry land was very romantic。 The fact that it was written in the late 1800’s before many of these scientific facts were actually confirmed was amazing。 Used some old words like “cetaceans “ w A true classic。 Loved the adventure and all the incredible details about sea life and oceans。 You can tell he has a passion for it。 I bet there are some beautiful illustrated editions out there with color drawings of all the sea creatures。 I thought the idea of Captain Nemo living off the ocean and forsaking dry land was very romantic。 The fact that it was written in the late 1800’s before many of these scientific facts were actually confirmed was amazing。 Used some old words like “cetaceans “ which means large sea creatures。 Very interesting。 。。。more
Sultan UL Arefin
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🌊🦈🐬🐋🐳🐟🐠🐡🦐🦀🦑🐙🕷️🕸️🐚🐌
Saloni
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Pierre Aronnax and company go in search of a "monster" considered to be a threat to international shipping。 The truth behind said "monster" is far more interesting。 Spoilers ahead。Plot and PacingTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is Verne's love letter to the ocean。 It's a deep dive （literally） into the marine ecosystem and the wonders of the sea world。 And while I consider myself a fan of the ocean， holy hell was this book a slog to get through。The first few chapters showed a lot of promise。 Pierre Aronnax and company go in search of a "monster" considered to be a threat to international shipping。 The truth behind said "monster" is far more interesting。 Spoilers ahead。Plot and PacingTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is Verne's love letter to the ocean。 It's a deep dive （literally） into the marine ecosystem and the wonders of the sea world。 And while I consider myself a fan of the ocean， holy hell was this book a slog to get through。The first few chapters showed a lot of promise。 It was fairly obvious from the start that the monster wasn't truly a monster （I guess having a submarine on the cover is a major spoiler） but I was totally flabbergasted by all the details Verne included on how the Nautilus worked。 As in， it seemed plausible！But then Verne decided to wax on and on and on and on and on about fish and their taxonomy。 It made sense。 It was totally in character for Aronnax， the narrator， to obsess over every feature and explain every fish's family and genus。 He was a marine biologist after all。 However， I was bored out of my fucking mind。 Like， okay， I get it， the ocean has loads of colourful fish and they're all amazing。 Can we please move on？There was so much potential。 The crew is attacked by giant squids for heaven's sake！ That's WILD！ And they were stuck in ice for nearly a week， slowly being deprived of oxygen。 Those are some pretty high stake situations！ Yet the writing was so anticlimactic and lacked any sort of suspense。 While I was drawn to Captain Nemo and the Nautilus， I was more disappointed that this book wasn't the swashbuckling adventure it was made out to be。 The ending was also dark and horrific。 Captain Nemo says， O almighty God！ Enough！ Enough！ And then the Nautilus just happens to head straight into a whirlpool。 I am almost certain that Nemo was attempting to commit suicide because he was so overwhelmed with guilt and grief for the shipwreck he caused。 CharactersAronnax was alright。 I found him tedious at times because I didn't understand half his explanations about marine creatures。 Ned Land was alright too， very much the stereotypical hot head of the group。 And Conseil？ I was very fond of Conseil because of his devotion to Aronnax but overall， I didn't really feel much for him either。I was drawn towards Captain Nemo which was the point of him being such a mysterious character。 I want to say I'd be down to read a prequel about his former life but given that I didn't like Verne's writing in this book， I'm worried a prequel would ruin my perception of Nemo。 When we're first introduced to Nemo， I could immediately relate to his desire for solitude。 I mean， it's such a tempting thought: to renounce all things land-related， to free yourself of mindless politics and debts and just be on your own， totally free。 Nemo had the good fortune of finding a limitless source of wealth underwater。 I doubt I'd be so lucky。 One thing I'll say about both Nemo and Aronnax: they definitely had an appreciation for literature and books which I admired。 There's a whole chapter dedicated to the library on the submarine and it was truly glorious to read about。 I want an underwater library！ Nemo is absolutely right:“Where could a man find greater solitude， and silence more profound， Professor Aronnax？" replied Captain Nemo。 "Does your study in the museum offer you such utter peace？” Writing StyleI really struggled to finish this book。 I was tempted countless times to DNF。 Only the thought of completing the r/fantasy bingo square kept me going。 Also， Rick Riordan's releasing a book in October based on this one so I wanted to finish this first。 I don't think I'll be reading any more books by Verne any time soon。 。。。more
Lizzie
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