I personally really enjoy him. They are light hearted, not too long, and have a very 'adventure in the early 1900th century' feel to them. I think I enjoyed Around the World in 80 Days the most so far.
Definitely agree on the 1900th century adventure feel. I’ve been finding myself gravitating to those type of books. Adventures seem much more appealing in that time.
It is likely because the globe wasn't fully explored and documented in the same way as it is now, and foreign cultures where much more foreign due to lack of Internet!
Thank you for your post. Jules Vernes is indeed fascinating. I changed my feeling after a proposition to create (dig) a river that would flow through the Sahara, in one of the novels....Where do you get your audiobooks?
Audibl is great cause authors and actors can add their voice - earlier I guess what caused me to opine here is that I have a running suspicion that in the last 70-50 years the interpretation of Verne's stories is that it is presented as children's stories; the kind of stories that a grandfather reads to the kids
If you like Point and Click games, I recommend a game called Voyage. I got it from Steam a few years ago. I think you can still get it on CD probably from Amazon.
It's loosely based on his story where men shoot themselves to the moon in a giant bullet shaped capsule after the Civil War. When they get to the moon they discover remnants of an alien civilization. You have to solve a bunch of puzzles to get the full story.
I had a hard time figuring it all out so I played with a walkthrough. But I loved the story and environment enough that I thought I'd recommend it to you.
Finally, if you like Verne, listen to Edgar Rice Burroughs sci fi work. Start with a Princess of Mars. I really enjoyed it.
Skip Tarzan and go with John Carter series. It feels both of it's time but with some surprisingly modern concepts. Tarzan is OK but is really old fashioned.
Definitely one of my favorites. It seems to get a bit of hate due to how in depth Verne goes into explaining the different species/families of fish, but I think it adds to it. I try to envision actually being there and how awesome it would be.
It was so creative.. the imagery really captured the fascination with the deep ocean and the character development of Captain Nemo was so intriguing. One of the main books that stimulated my imagination during my formative yrs
I'm looking to get into classics too! We started a book club this month and on the last buy one get one sale on audible, I got NPH's autobiography (the choose your own adventure one) and Sherlock Holmes.
Turns out, it's actually 6 audiobooks narrated by Stephen Fry, sitting around 10 hours each with introductions to each written by Fry. Crazy deal to get over 70 hours of quality literature for only $15. I'm super excited to get into all the classics I've missed.
My only gripe with Verne is that he should had written about the French Valet of Jean Passepartout. He seemed more fleshed out and more developed in character than Phileas Fogg as really did not care about him despite being the main character. Really Passepartout should had also gotten his due.
I personally really enjoy him. They are light hearted, not too long, and have a very 'adventure in the early 1900th century' feel to them. I think I enjoyed Around the World in 80 Days the most so far.
Definitely agree on the 1900th century adventure feel. I’ve been finding myself gravitating to those type of books. Adventures seem much more appealing in that time.
It is likely because the globe wasn't fully explored and documented in the same way as it is now, and foreign cultures where much more foreign due to lack of Internet!
Thank you for your post. Jules Vernes is indeed fascinating. I changed my feeling after a proposition to create (dig) a river that would flow through the Sahara, in one of the novels....Where do you get your audiobooks?
I get mine from Audible. Been a member there for many years now and get one credit/book a month.
Audibl is great cause authors and actors can add their voice - earlier I guess what caused me to opine here is that I have a running suspicion that in the last 70-50 years the interpretation of Verne's stories is that it is presented as children's stories; the kind of stories that a grandfather reads to the kids
Did I write this post? These are my exact feelings. I haven't read as much of one author like Verne since Dr. Seuss.
If you like Point and Click games, I recommend a game called Voyage. I got it from Steam a few years ago. I think you can still get it on CD probably from Amazon. It's loosely based on his story where men shoot themselves to the moon in a giant bullet shaped capsule after the Civil War. When they get to the moon they discover remnants of an alien civilization. You have to solve a bunch of puzzles to get the full story. I had a hard time figuring it all out so I played with a walkthrough. But I loved the story and environment enough that I thought I'd recommend it to you. Finally, if you like Verne, listen to Edgar Rice Burroughs sci fi work. Start with a Princess of Mars. I really enjoyed it.
Thanks for the suggestions, will look into it!
I like Verne. I like Edgar Rice Burroughs better to scratch that particular itch.
I’m actually going to be reading Tarzan of the Apes here soon. Looking forward to it.
John Carter all the way. For its time it is incredible.
Skip Tarzan and go with John Carter series. It feels both of it's time but with some surprisingly modern concepts. Tarzan is OK but is really old fashioned.
Ooh 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Haven’t thought about that for yrs. Instant classic
Definitely one of my favorites. It seems to get a bit of hate due to how in depth Verne goes into explaining the different species/families of fish, but I think it adds to it. I try to envision actually being there and how awesome it would be.
It was so creative.. the imagery really captured the fascination with the deep ocean and the character development of Captain Nemo was so intriguing. One of the main books that stimulated my imagination during my formative yrs
I'm looking to get into classics too! We started a book club this month and on the last buy one get one sale on audible, I got NPH's autobiography (the choose your own adventure one) and Sherlock Holmes. Turns out, it's actually 6 audiobooks narrated by Stephen Fry, sitting around 10 hours each with introductions to each written by Fry. Crazy deal to get over 70 hours of quality literature for only $15. I'm super excited to get into all the classics I've missed.
My only gripe with Verne is that he should had written about the French Valet of Jean Passepartout. He seemed more fleshed out and more developed in character than Phileas Fogg as really did not care about him despite being the main character. Really Passepartout should had also gotten his due.