davbat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Slavery, Xenophobia, Racism, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Murder, Religious bigotry, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Antisemitism
Remember when it was written, lots of racism from that.Spoiler
a character who becomes important is introduced as the victim of a misogynistic human sacrifice following forced marriageliviamello'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
4.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Drug use, and Racism
Moderate: Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Violence
Minor: Animal death
innastholiel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, and Xenophobia
Minor: Drug use, Animal death, and Violence
alexmill'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
3.75
Graphic: Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, Violence, and Xenophobia
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: Colonisation, Confinement, and Gun violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Racism, Racial slurs, and Misogyny
nrogers_1030's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Violence
readerette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
It also feels like a fable, in a way: keep your cool and things will work out. Not a bad thing, but a little trite.
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Classism, and Drug use