Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (edit title)

• Rated 4 stars

“As an adventure story, there are few that can touch this classic. I remember reading through this book around 10 years old and how much I loved reading about all of the various life forms beneath the sea. I also credit this book for my fascination with all things aquatic.

There's a lot of criticism on all of the technical jargon included in this book and I don't really understand that. If this doesn't interest the reader it's simple to just skim over the information and or skip it altogether. It's not vital to the story, it just enriches it. But enrichment aside, the story does well standing on its own.

Jules Verne's interest in science is so incredibly apparent. He really was a man before his time. Everything had a plausible explanation (although I admit to not having much knowledge in the areas he was writing on).

His characters were rich and full of life. Nemo was deliciously mysterious throughout the entire length of the book. The Dr., his man servant and Ned all had their own distinct personalities.

My father recommended I read this book again (he actually wanted me to read the third in the trilogy - In Search of the Castaways being the second, and The Mysterious Island being the third) and I'm glad I did. So often people talk about the classics and if you haven't read one in a while it seems like the stories are remembered as dull and hard to read, but once again, as I dove back into this classic book, I was reminded of why I read so many of them as a young teenager. ”

• Rated 1 stars

“This book was not very good. I thought it was too slow, and there was not enough action. It got really boring.”

• Rated 3 stars

“Jules Verne's exciting science fiction adventure story of a submarine and its captain fighting a personal war and battling a giant squid in the ocean depths.”

• Rated 4 stars

“Looked weird but was pretty good.”

• Rated 0 stars

“Reading level 4th and up. (Lexile 1030)
Is it possible to live underwater for years and years? Why would someone choose to do that? Follow three men as they try to unravel the secrets of Captain Nemo's existence in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”

• Rated 3 stars

“I enjoyed the writing style for a while, and the premise is enjoyable. But there was just too much dwelling on the details of marine life and such. Being so, I would be much more likely to recommend it to someone who is very much into biology. I don't think the average reader would enjoy it that much. ”

• Rated 5 stars

“This was cool!”

• Rated 5 stars

“its my favorite book”

• Rated 4 stars

“I admit, I don't always love all the "classics", but this one is great. It is fascinating to see how accurate this account of life, murder, and mystery on a submarine was, even though it was written in the 1800's. Captain Nemo is one psycho dude!”

• Rated 1 stars

“IT sucks”