I don't really do formal reviews of classics. I'll say that I greatly enjoyed this story. Following the characters down into the Earth wasn't just an adventure but a lesson in the science of the time (though not completely accurate by today's views of the world). I like a good adventure, some learni...
Excellent, fun story, even if it is a classic. Adventure, sparkly rocks, fossils, prehistoric beasties. The tale started off with an ancient Icelandic cipher and a trip to Reykjavik, both things I was not expecting.
It was much slower than I expected it to be. It is great for those who like extensively researched works, especially since this contains so much about geology.All in all, it is one of the books everyone should read, and the adventure parts were very exciting, but I would have cut it down by at least...
Why did I wait so long to read Jules Verne? This is ripping good stuff. A few of the circumstances of the underground journey are so far fetched that it is difficult to suspend disbelief, but taken as a science fantasy it is a great adventure story.
Through chapter 4: yawn # # 8: YAWNChapter 18--OK, so I am learning a bit (more) about geology,and am thirsty as can be.Love "electric fluid." :-)Harry is s-u-c-h a whiner. When I "read" (listen to) a book in translation, I have to wonder whether any dislike is a result of poor transla...
The narrator of this version of Journey to the Center of the Earth has my admiration. Jack Sondericker took a booorrrringgggg book at at least gave it *some* interest with his narrative style. He is the *only* reason I stuck with this book for as long as I did, and he is the *only* reason I'm givi...
I think my perception of this one was irrevocably tainted by my childhood infatuation with the 1959 silver screen rifacimento. There was no Saknussem or Gertrud in the novel, nor were the Lindenbrook or Alec characters anything like their filmic counterparts. Hell, Alec wasn't even Alec, he was "Har...
Comme toujours, les livres de Jules Verne sont faciles a lire et laisse souvent aller a la reverie. Verne a une imagination si vivifiante qu'on se plonge vraiment dans l'histoire. les descriptions sont d'un realisme qu'on y croirait, notamment l'existence de cet endroit utopien ou perdurent la faune...
I liked the character of the reluctant narrator. A foundational epic adventurer that in tone had a lot in common with myth (though less organized by psychological experience) in which the journey ultimately leads us to meet an alternate version of ourselves. The encounter was dreamlike, unconfirme...
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