Verne’s imagination is outstanding and his writing far more deserved than just a ‘it’s now very dated’ remark: I can’t say I enjoyed reading the whole book, nevertheless there is something charming about it. What a back story he must have! Has this been written already? Awesome adventuring I would have loved to read more about Nemo. Ned Land, the harpooner was the only one who seemed to feel aggrieved at his circumstances, with Aronnax content to simply wonder at his findings. Although I grant you this would make for a very different book. I think I would have liked to read more about the psychological affects rather than the physicality of the world they were exploring. Despite there being nothing to eat but fish Verne’s imagination ran wild and at times it felt like I was reading an episode of Masterchef! Whale’s breast milk anyone? Give me more Nemo Twenty Thousand Leagues very much reminded me of 80 Days Around The World (which would in fact be Verne’s next novel) Only we were under water rather than in the air. I did at times find the explanation sections a tad tedious and needed a encyclopedia for some of the vocabulary: ‘cachalots’, ‘alcyonarians’, ‘Nemastoma Geliniarois!’ The only problem was that whilst this made it the perfect adventure book in 1869, tales of how diving equipment allow you to breathe under the sea are not necessarily as fantastic some 150 years later. Let’s go live in it and travel around the World taking in lost cities, underwater graveyards and, the South Pole! All from the comfort of your own Victorian armchair.
Lets chase down a sea monster! Wait! It’s not a sea monster it’s a giant submarine. What a fantastic, mind blowing book Twenty Thousand Leagues must have been when it was first released in 1869. So begins not only one of the great adventure classics by Jules Verne, the ‘Father of Science Fiction’, but also a truly fantastic voyage from the lost city of Atlantis to the South Pole. However, the “monster” turns out to be a giant submarine, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, by whom they are soon held captive. Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant, Conseil, and the Canadian harpooner, Ned Land, begin an extremely hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. We review a classic from Jules Verne featuring the iconic Captain Nemo and his giant submarine, the Nautilus.
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