Comments on: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/ A twenty-something writes about books, reading, and how it all affects her life. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:24:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Sci Fi Experience « A Striped Armchair http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-2306 The Sci Fi Experience « A Striped Armchair Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:28:58 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-2306 [...] Scott Card and Orsinian Tales by Ursula LeGuin. Here are the ones I included in the experience: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card The best book: Never Let Me Go. [...] [...] Scott Card and Orsinian Tales by Ursula LeGuin. Here are the ones I included in the experience: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card The best book: Never Let Me Go. [...]

]]> By: Renay HEARTS Books (And Ninja/Pirate Fanfic, Too) » The Geography of Make-Believe http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-2040 Renay HEARTS Books (And Ninja/Pirate Fanfic, Too) » The Geography of Make-Believe Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:47:54 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-2040 [...] reviews Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne and tells the story of Professor Arronax and harpooner Ned Land as they are urged by [...] [...] reviews Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne and tells the story of Professor Arronax and harpooner Ned Land as they are urged by [...]

]]> By: Eva http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1337 Eva Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:04:05 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1337 Andi, it's a fast read! TBR piles are sooo big. I'm looking forward to this month's Estella's Revenge...just a few more days. :D Andi, it’s a fast read! TBR piles are sooo big. I’m looking forward to this month’s Estella’s Revenge…just a few more days. :D

]]> By: Andi http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1334 Andi Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:10:25 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1334 Ahh, a very timely review. I added 20,000 Leagues to my TBR a few months ago and I haven't gotten around to it just yet. Your review gives me a bit of a push! Ahh, a very timely review. I added 20,000 Leagues to my TBR a few months ago and I haven’t gotten around to it just yet. Your review gives me a bit of a push!

]]> By: Eva http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1332 Eva Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:18:09 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1332 Deb, I love TCM, so I'll be on the lookout for that style movie. Thanks for the suggestion! :) CuriousC, if you find one, let me know! Carl, I was also impressed by the ending, but I think I found all the little adventures in the book more exciting than you did. Probably because I'm not used to sci-fi! I agree, though, it's a one-read book. Nymeth, another book with Captain Nemo?! Yay! Of course, I can't get it right now (pesky resolutions), but it's definitely on The List. Jenclair, I found the plot very exciting. All of the mini-adventures kept my attention. I agree that he had a very impressive, and well-ordered, imagination. :D It certainly must've been thrilling for his contemporaries...perhaps kind of like the Planet Earth series is now? And I'm glad you approve of my choice, as a sci-fi reader yourself! Kim, challenges are fun, but not if you take them too seriously (just my opinion). I'm sure if I were younger I would've skimmed over the science parts, but now I enjoyed trying to conjure up the images in my mind's eye! Have fun with your new blog. :) Deb, I love TCM, so I’ll be on the lookout for that style movie. Thanks for the suggestion! :)

CuriousC, if you find one, let me know!

Carl, I was also impressed by the ending, but I think I found all the little adventures in the book more exciting than you did. Probably because I’m not used to sci-fi! I agree, though, it’s a one-read book.

Nymeth, another book with Captain Nemo?! Yay! Of course, I can’t get it right now (pesky resolutions), but it’s definitely on The List.

Jenclair, I found the plot very exciting. All of the mini-adventures kept my attention. I agree that he had a very impressive, and well-ordered, imagination. :D It certainly must’ve been thrilling for his contemporaries…perhaps kind of like the Planet Earth series is now? And I’m glad you approve of my choice, as a sci-fi reader yourself!

Kim, challenges are fun, but not if you take them too seriously (just my opinion). I’m sure if I were younger I would’ve skimmed over the science parts, but now I enjoyed trying to conjure up the images in my mind’s eye! Have fun with your new blog. :)

]]> By: Kim http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1329 Kim Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:34:12 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1329 You know I remember slogging through that book when I was younger and how the slow parts (ie science parts) bored me to tears, but I really liked the action. You're right about the character development, that seems to kind of be Verne's style, though. I just reread his "Around the World in 80 Days", and about the same can be said of that book too as far as character development. Good luck with the challenges you joined, I'm hoping to join some more challenges myself. I just started blogging, but I definitely love reading! You know I remember slogging through that book when I was younger and how the slow parts (ie science parts) bored me to tears, but I really liked the action. You’re right about the character development, that seems to kind of be Verne’s style, though. I just reread his “Around the World in 80 Days”, and about the same can be said of that book too as far as character development.

Good luck with the challenges you joined, I’m hoping to join some more challenges myself. I just started blogging, but I definitely love reading!

]]> By: jenclair http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1326 jenclair Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:59:36 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1326 Jules Verne's novels would certainly have been more exciting in the mid to late 1800's when published and must have been thrilling to contemporary audiences. I read 20,00 Leagues when I was quite young and enjoyed it, but I'd seen the movie with Kirk Douglas as an inspiration. That worked quite well. However, I read Journey to the Center of the Earth before seeing the movie and was disappointed in the movie - although some of my visual memories are from the movie, not the book. Verne's combination of imagination and science are still impressive when we look at how much of what he imagined came about in one way or another. I'm not sure how I'd react to reading Verne's novels now and would probably be more critical, but must admit that he sparked my love for science fiction. Choosing to read Verne as an introduction to the sci-fi challenge is inspired, especially since it works with so many of your other challenges. Jules Verne’s novels would certainly have been more exciting in the mid to late 1800’s when published and must have been thrilling to contemporary audiences. I read 20,00 Leagues when I was quite young and enjoyed it, but I’d seen the movie with Kirk Douglas as an inspiration. That worked quite well. However, I read Journey to the Center of the Earth before seeing the movie and was disappointed in the movie – although some of my visual memories are from the movie, not the book. Verne’s combination of imagination and science are still impressive when we look at how much of what he imagined came about in one way or another.

I’m not sure how I’d react to reading Verne’s novels now and would probably be more critical, but must admit that he sparked my love for science fiction.

Choosing to read Verne as an introduction to the sci-fi challenge is inspired, especially since it works with so many of your other challenges.

]]> By: Nymeth http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1325 Nymeth Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:33:45 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1325 I've only read one book by Verne, and it was when I was something like 11 years old: "The Mysterious Island", which is actually a sort of sequel to "Twenty Thousand Leagues...", and it features Captain Nemo. I remember that I really liked it for the mystery and the adventure, but I don't remember how the writing style was at all. Of course, back then I didn't pay attention to that like I do these days. I wonder how I'd like his books now. I’ve only read one book by Verne, and it was when I was something like 11 years old: “The Mysterious Island”, which is actually a sort of sequel to “Twenty Thousand Leagues…”, and it features Captain Nemo. I remember that I really liked it for the mystery and the adventure, but I don’t remember how the writing style was at all. Of course, back then I didn’t pay attention to that like I do these days. I wonder how I’d like his books now.

]]> By: Carl V. http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1324 Carl V. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:02:32 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1324 I read this last year, my first experience with Jules Verne. I found it interesting enough to keep plugging away at it but was very surprised as it certainly was not the novel that I expected. I was perfectly willing to give the whole thing a very poor rating but then found the ending to be both action packed and in some ways very sad. I can certainly understand how it became the classic that it is, but it is one of those novels that I consider a 'read once' experience. I read this last year, my first experience with Jules Verne. I found it interesting enough to keep plugging away at it but was very surprised as it certainly was not the novel that I expected. I was perfectly willing to give the whole thing a very poor rating but then found the ending to be both action packed and in some ways very sad. I can certainly understand how it became the classic that it is, but it is one of those novels that I consider a ‘read once’ experience.

]]> By: CuriousC http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1322 CuriousC Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:43:19 +0000 http://astripedarmchair.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-1322 Your review makes me wonder if anyone has attempted novel of backstory for Nemo? Guess, I should just go look it up! Great post. Your review makes me wonder if anyone has attempted novel of backstory for Nemo? Guess, I should just go look it up! Great post.

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