Book Review: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne

 

I have never really read anything sci-fi, and maybe this doesn't seem so far fetched anymore considering scientific advances since the late 1800's when this was written, but Jules Verne's writing made it FEEL like this was all brand new. 

I love the Victorian view shown to begin with that a submarine would be impossible and that it must be a sea creature, a whale that needed culling. The introduction of Captain Nemo on board the Nautilus when Arronax, Conseil and Ned Land boarded was fantastic. He is such a mysterious character and remains so throughout the whole novel. While he takes the trio of non-prisoners on an underwater mission around the world, the adventure becomes very fun.

Although it is written in Victorian English, the story reads well and it is easy to follow. The descriptions following the trio on underwater adventures in submarine suits and on land with many natives are fantastic. There is always something to capture you when something else comes to an end. The build up to the end of the book gets a little crazy and the ending is no different. The drama keeps on until the very end and the book ends on a cliffhanger. 

100% a 5⭐️ read.