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independent published on Fri, 24 Jun 2011
4 Reviews
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Read once (abridged instead) and pass on
Fun story, but often too wordy with dry descriptions. Much of it reads more like a marine biology book than a novel. Interesting themes of freedom and vengeance. Apparently translation matters and Mendor T. Brunetti is preferred for accuracy of translation in scientific/ technical issues.
Brandon Current said on Aug 19, 2011 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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Finally, the read is over.
but maybe just because I am addicted to a different level of science fiction. Or I don't really like most classics. Anyway, it took me a lot to finish, didn't exactly thrill, and in the end the english translation isn't super duper. I wouldn't say I regret reading it, and I admire verne for creating ... (continue)
Viollka said on Feb 16, 2011 about the Others edition | Add your feedback
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Jules Verne represents the dawn of modern science fiction. Science fiction normally focuses on the circumstances the characters are placed in and not necessarily on the characters and the relations between them. This is why sometimes science fiction is not thought of as "literature". However, Verne ... (continue)
audioreader said on Oct 26, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback
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Book Details
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- English Books
- Paperback 384 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 0140621180
- ISBN-13: 9780140621181
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Pub date: Aug 25, 1994
- Dimensions: 1161 mm x 710 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Leather Bound, Library Binding, School & Library Binding, Unbound, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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Book Of A Lifetime: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, By Jules Verne
One of the books I have read and re-read with unfailing pleasure and interest is Jules Verne's 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'. I can date my first reading precisely, as I still have my copy, given to me by "Mummy and Daddy, Christmas 1948", ... (read full critics)