Around The World In Eighty Days

Quite adventurous! And the story is based on so much factual information that it’s actually far more fun and entertaining than I expected. I read this book last week trying to catch up with my classics unread pile. And I am genuinely surprised with how much this book entertained me. I just cannot get enough of this book! I am in love with this @puffinbooksuk edition living true to my Puffin classic edition obsession ✨ It’s the story of Phileas Fogg who wages his fortune for a challenge to travel the world in just eighty days! The story was set during the 1870s or before that when this book was written. We can imagine how the man could possibly carry out this challenge considering the limited means of transportation during that time. With his new valet, also a loyal to the core companion, Passepartout, he sets out to accomplish the set mission. The writing is engagingly good and filled with playful words that display wisdom, information based on actual facts, wit and sarcasm. The perfect combination that kept me wanting for more! Reading this book made me feel like I was in a video game world in which I had to do my best to accomplish the mission to save my life! The characters are well etched, my favourite being Passepartout. His monologues are the best! The highlights for this book would be the different places in different countries including India (the first place they visited) and I was quite surprised with how much knowledge that little part provided based on real events. One example would be the discussion on Sati (women had to jumped into the burning pyre of their dead husbands sacrificing their lives). More such information based at different places are mentioned as well. An amazing read. You will go on reading until you find out if they really accomplished their mission or not! Pick up this book if you don’t know what to pick up next or if you have been a victim of average reads recently.

Honestly, Fingerprint is only good for paperbacks and this was really worth it.

It's a must buy for class 4 to 7 in English Medium

It is a very nice adventure novel which has been written in an engaging english. Once the reader starts to read then he feels connected to it and it is left only after completion. Full price satisfaction, full enjoyment. The plot is very nice. Ends with a happy marriage of Mr Fileas Fogg and Aouda & Fogg winning the wager.

Good for beginners

Good

Good for children. Print quality and paper quality is also fine

"Truly, would you not for less than that make a tour around the world?" This is the second Verne book I have devoured in two days which have both been accredited four-five stars. I could end the review at that and I would be content! Similar to The Journey to the Centre of the Earth which I read yesterday - Verne creates amazingly awesome and complex characters. The main protagonist Mr. Fogg is an obsessive-compulsive routine loving timekeeper who bets his chums at the club that he can travel around the world in 80 days, which a newspaper said was possible - if no delays were incurred. He is so deep, that so much is beneath the surface of this quiet, content gentleman. Never fearing or worrying whatever dilemmas are thrown in his path and always willing to fail the mission to help his friends. He is also very good at handling a boat. I have to ask - does anyone know if he has been in any of Verne's previous stories as it seems like he has an amazing past. If he hasn't been present and that is just what is built up by the writing in this book I am speechless. His trusty French manservant is amazing too - Not for a long time have two characters been so three dimensional and have I truly cared about them so much in 200 or so pages. This dude is clever, he worries like he is always ruining the plan but he is very loyal, apt gymnast and sometimes a lifesaver. Other characters Fix (a stalking policeman) and Aouda (a rescued Indian damsel) are amazingly created colourful characters too. I don't want to say too much of the story but it takes places all over the world. London, China, India, Japan, HK, America, Liverpool amongst others. Full of amazing set pieces that whilst being gripping always bring a smile to your face. Traveling on an elephant to rescue a lady due to be burnt to the death, fighting bandits on railway lines in the US are just a couple of these many amazing incidents. I was expecting a scene with a hot air balloon which I see in all the film version advertisements which (spoiler) is not in the book.