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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I read this book awhile ago so this review is not going to go into to much detail about what I liked and what I didn't like. However there is nothing about this book that I remember disliking. I loved it. I stayed up all night reading it- it helped that I have never seen any of the movies or met anyone else that has read this book (OK I don't actually know if that is true I guess some of my teachers had probably read this book but I haven't spoken about this book with anyone else who read it.) and, because of that, I had no idea what was going to happen in the end or even during the book. I thought it was all very entertaining- it was one of the first classics I read without being told to. When I finished it I said to myself, "Wow that was a good book." I love reading but that doesn't happen often for me (I can only think of two other books that have had that effect on me). I recommend this book to everyone but especially people who like adventure stories or classics. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Jules Verne Great excitement and awe greeted its publication in 1873, and today Around the World in Eighty Days remains Jules Verne's most successful novel. A daring wager by the eccentric and mysterious Englishman Phileas Fogg that he can circle the globe in just eighty days initiates this marvelous travelogue and exciting suspense story. Together with his manservant, Passepartout, Fogg makes a breathless world tour, overcoming wild misadventures and finding time to rescue a beautiful Indian maharani from a burning funeral pyre--all the while restlessly pursued by a bumbling detective called Mr. Fix. Realistically utilizing nearly every means of transportation known in the 1870s, Around the World in Eighty Days generated enchantment with scientific progress--and its delightful mixture of fantasy, comedy, and dazzling suspense has kept it a perennially superb entertainment. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Comparing it to the Disney film of the same name, (2004), there are lots of changes. However, I still really adore the movie. In some ways the movie is much more mediocre and generic than the book. Yet, it still has its charm, as the book does.
The character of Phileas Fogg is interesting, he never has any reaction to anything. He is cold and calculating about everything. However, he always does the right and honorable thing, making him likable character. The change in the movie, making him inventive, creative, and reactive, makes sense, an audience may have trouble connecting with a character who does not appear to react to anything.
All emotion lost in Phileas Fogg, in the book, is gained and experienced though his servant, Passepartout. He is adorable, emotional, and devoted to Fogg.
The biggest change from book to movie I dislike is the change of the character, Inspector Fix. In the movie he is a buffoon, slapped around for comedy. In the book, he is much more intelligent and rather an enjoyable antagonist.
Both Fogg and Fix are determined to do the right and honorable thing from their perspective. Fix makes a great foil, following Fogg around the world. Fix is much more deceptive with his plans and goals, while Fogg is blunt. Unlike Fogg we get much more Fix’s inner thoughts. His reasoning makes sense, although I don’t want to side with him, I did doubt and wonder if he was right.
Side note: The cover has a hot air balloon; however, they never ride one in the book!
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