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Excellent - Lovely Story.

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2018

When I was a young kid in middle school I read this and loved it. Later I read it as an adult and got more out of it. Now my children are learning the joys of Jules Verne.

One of the value of reading classics like this is that they use a lot of great vocabulary words. Reading books equals great vocabulary which equals better test scores on standardized tests. This is a great book for reading aloud as well.

In this book Phineas Fogg has made a bet that he can travel around the world in 80 days. And thus begins the adventure.

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No publisher listed and the typeset is poorly done. Find a different publisher.

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2021

I am looking forward to reading this story but took off two stars because of the book format. This isn’t a usual book print- it’s like one of those “cheap” self published books, the paper and the text layout. My eyes hurt from having to scan back and forth a longer distance than usual lines of text in most books I’ve read. I suggest you find a different publisher of this story and don’t buy this version. An adjustment (increase) to the line spacing after each paragraph is also called for here. Actually looking at the book right now, there is no publisher listed in the front or back pages of the book and the isbn listing on the back and the text in the page in the back of the book shows this is a self published version of this story. I recommend going with a traditional publisher who knows how to typeset. Check out the weird copyright page (see photo).

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Excellent - Lovely Story.

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2018

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S. Tinney

Wonderful!

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2021

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How clever an adventure! Just needed to adjust my vocabulary to the older vernacular. What a spectacular read! Next book???

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Carla Destefano

Still a great read.

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2022

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150 years after first being published, this is still a great read. It tells of world's past and adventures exciting even in today's world of technology.

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Vincent Jeffries

A Fast-Paced Classic

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2019

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This was a fun, quick read I’d recommend to anyone that enjoys fiction of any type. Yes, there are some unfortunate words, references and depictions of native Indian and North American peoples, but I think the benefits of experiencing this classic, nearly 150 year-old story outweigh the burdens of its (by modern standards) insensitivities.

Verne’s vision of a conjoined French and English or perhaps singular European assertion of global influence is played out and personified by the two primary characters’ journey, which amounts to kind of planet mastery. The people, landscapes, governments and cultures are absorbed and reflected, contrasted and dissected by the book’s protagonists who represent a romantic, post-colonial expression, where Everyone with the right blend of wit, ingenuity and honor gets to find and fulfill their purpose.

I’m not expressing support for the net cultural impact and the overall reality of European conquest. I am saying that there was a perspective that Verne expresses that, while imperfect and incomplete, is engaged with and appreciative of natural beauty and cultural variety around the world.

There’s some blunt plotting that’s clunky by 21st century standards, and the balloons that appear on so many versions of this book’s cover are nowhere in the story, but this is just surface dressing that sits upon an otherwise classic work of fiction.

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Susan P.

Good value

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2019

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Great price & shipped quickly

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Mathematically Wonderful

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2017

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Not only does this book give us a vivid look at travel in 1870, it is character-driven. I'm so often disappointed by modern novels whose authors seem to have forgotten that you need more than a clever structure to keep a story moving along. In this book, I also love that a French author made his protagonist English, and while quirky, he has integrity and depth. A fabulous and fun adventure.

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Lydia M

Oh Phileas

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2015

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I loved this book so much! Phileas Fogg makes a wager he can travel the world in 80 days. The book follows his journey, which is so fun. Along the way he travels by train, boat, elephant, and more. The dialogue is excellent, and the story is so fun!

I would recommend this book to pretty much everyone. It's a classic adventure story. Who doesn't love a good adventure? The plot is fast-paced, and the dialogue is well-written. The book is also very descriptive, which makes the journey seem very believable.

Phileas is such a great English hero. He never gets flustered or shows worry. He just does what he has to do to succeed. Passpartout, his servant, is a great character, too. He doesn't initially want to travel the world, but he quickly becomes very enthusiastic for the journey.

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The Novel Is Different From the Film

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2021

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I like to listen to an audio book for 15 minutes in bed before I go to sleep. The male reader has a good voice with an apt British accent. I had recently watched the film. I was disappointed that there is no travel by hot air balloon, although Verne used one in his novel, The Mysterious Island. Verne skipped any description of the stop in France. I was relieved that there is no scene of Passportou fighting a bull. I have not finished the story yet, with the trip across the U. S..

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Very Interesting Story

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2020

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I found this book very interesting for me. It was sort of books where you could travel virtually around the world with the author's heroes and find a lot of interesting stories related to them and the same time introduce you the culture of the countries where they were travel. I have seen the cartoon of this story more than thirty years ago but comparing to the book that I had just finished, I found a lot differences between them. So the book was very interesting than the cartoon that I've seen.

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Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2013

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This book starts off a little slow, as different countries and cities are mentioned in succession. I'm geographically challenged, these names are lost on me. I may have heard of them, but I have no clue where they are.

There are several plot twists as different obstacles get into Phileas Fogg's way that made me wonder if he would make his journey in the allotted time. I had always assumed he does succeed, I've never heard contrary, but does he? I'm not going to tell and ruin it for you, you'll just have to find out for yourself.

One thing that I find amazing, or possibly completely unbelievable is that Phileas Fogg just picks up and takes off on his trip. There was no planning whatsoever and it isn't like he has a smart phone with GPS. I suppose we could assume that Phileas is perusing the newspapers while on one train looking for his next connection and the book glances over this fact. There is one instance where Phileas asks the steamboat captain if there is another boat scheduled to leave the harbor when he realizes he has missed his intended connection. I could picture the captain shrugging and saying "I dunno". I guess customer service was a lot better back then, as Phileas actually received an intelligent response.

I'm not going to proclaim this as a new found favorite that I look forward to reading over and over. It WAS worth the read, but I usually think all classic books are as they are classics for a reason. I would read it again.

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