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Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni by Augusto Donaudy, Jules Verne
5 reviews
quiet_vulture's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Colonisation
02_sarah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
headachesince03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
manu_k's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This book reminded me of why I fell in love with English classics in the first place. The world-building, the pace, the dialogue, it all captivates me and asks me to hold on tight for the ride. While it is truly an exquisite book that will always have a place in my heart, it is not without glaring flaws.
Period-typical misogyny and racism is abundant. As an Indian, I was very much offended about the way Indian culture of those times has been written. While some things hold truth (no shoes in the temple and the Sati pratha come to mind), in some cases Jules Verne is totally talking out of his butt, and clearly has founded his ideas on India of those times on unreliable sources. The language used in describing people not of British descent is offensive, and the colonized countries they pass through have been described as 'benefitting culturally and economically from British rule', at par with the thoughts of those times.
The pacing starts out fast, loses it in the middle, but regains it around the end. If you have watched the movie before reading this book, beware those two are totally different.
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, and Colonisation
Moderate: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcohol
annafdavis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Cultural appropriation