" I read this in less than twelve hours it was riveting and brilliant, and at times farcical. " Fun read and much better than the movie " - John, It was a fun read and timeless like it could have been written yesterday. " I remember enjoying the movie with Pierce Brosnan and Eric Idle as a kid so I was inspired to read the free download on the kindle. I liked the twist at the end it was a bit silly of course, but made for a clever ending. I enjoyed the descriptions of the areas of the world from the Victorian viewpoint and in fact didn't find them nearly as racist and condescending as expected for a book written in this time period. Phileas Fogg is actually quite boring as a character, but I adored Passepartout. What a difference! This book is a very quick read and has no real depth to it but I still liked it very much. I saw a link somewhere to Around the World in Eighty Days and decided to give it a go. " The only other Verne I have read is 20, 000 Leagues under the Sea, which I thought was a complex book and fairly difficult to read. it got me on my nerves so many times but i loved the thrill. " i LOVED the book! it was adventurous and exciting. I would like to re-read it know! " - Andrea, " I have read it in Italian when I was a kid. " it was not that much great as many people said about this. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.No one will be sorry they spent the time to read Jules Verne’s book. Along with the excitement, there is also the element of mystery as the reader needs to decide if Phileas is the bank robber or not and whether he can learn to relax and be a friend to others. All the while, Phileas is still trying to make up lost time and get back to England in eighty days.Īround the World in Eighty Days has so many wild adventures that no reader can be bored. When they finally get to San Francisco, their adventure really speeds up! They encounter a big herd of buffalo and are also attacked by Sioux Indians. They lose a few days and have to rush to make up the lost time. What he does not plan on is that a bank robber left England at the same time they did and a detective mistakes Phileas for the robber and follows them.Īlong the way, Phileas bribes people to rush their trip, they rescue a woman about to be sacrificed, ride elephants and miss their boats. Their itinerary includes crossing the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean and also across several continents. He has a carefully planned route for them to travel by steamer boat and railroad. Because he is so sure of his mathematical figures, he takes the wager and sets off with his new valet. He believes he can because a new railroad has been opened in India. The wager starts when he is at a local club and begins an argument about whether a person could get all the way around the world in such a short period of time. He wants everything done the way he likes and will get rid of anyone who does not do that. Phileas is a rich man, but also very precise about his life. Because of a bet by his friends, Phileas sets out to get all the way around the world in eighty days. Around the World in Eighty Days is just more proof that his excellent writing skills put the readers right in the book with Phileas Fogg and Passepartout. Jules Verne is the master of classic adventure tales.
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