Rating: 5.0What it's about:
Widely regarded as the father of modern science fiction, Jules Verne wrote more than seventy books and created hundreds of memorable characters. His most popular novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, is not only a brilliant piece ofscientific prophecy, but also a thrilling story with superb, subtle characterizations.
The year is 1866 and the Pacific Ocean is being terrorized by a deadly sea monster. The U.S. government dispatches marine-life specialist Pierre Aronnax to investigate aboard the warship Abraham Lincoln. When the ship is sunk by the mysterious creature, he and two other survivors discover that the monster is in fact a marvelous submarine—the Nautilus—commanded by the brilliant but bitter Captain Nemo. Nemo refuses to let his guests return to land, but instead taking them on a series of fantastic adventures in which they encounter underwater forests, giant clams, monster storms, huge squid, treacherous polar ice and—most spectacular of all—the magnificent lost city of Atlantis! -taken from Barnes&Noble.com
My thoughts:
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a wonderful adventure story with great characters. Captain Nemo takes his crew and three passengers on quite an exciting ride! Some of the descriptions of the underwater life they encounter go on and on but I didn't mind. The only complaint I have is that the mystery surrounding Captain Nemo was never revealed. This was my first venture into reading Jules Verne. Now I can't wait to dig into another of his exciting novels.
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