A review by faircloughliv
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

Jules Verne simply cannot hold my attention for love nor money. Having already read Around The World In 80 Days, most of this books underdeveloped characters felt like they'd just been transplanted from that. If I read it at publication the idea of what lay under the ocean would probably be fascinating, but in the present day it simply reads like a 350 odd page list of things that can be seen in or from a submarine