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A review by dawngarrett
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
4.5
I really enjoyed listening to this story.
Phileas Fogg's unintentional adventure, his stoic-calm response to all events, and the calamities swirling all around him were entertaining and hard to imagine resolution. The time tables and efficiency set up against the surprising events he encounters ... is it an Odyssey? Hmmm. Lotus eater and all. Fogg's loyalty, intention, generosity, and calm are worthy to think on. I think his life will become less exacting following the events at the end of the storyparticularly his marriage .
I did enjoy it. It is a work of its time and there are characterizations of people and people groups that aren't appropriate today.
Phileas Fogg's unintentional adventure, his stoic-calm response to all events, and the calamities swirling all around him were entertaining and hard to imagine resolution. The time tables and efficiency set up against the surprising events he encounters ... is it an Odyssey? Hmmm. Lotus eater and all. Fogg's loyalty, intention, generosity, and calm are worthy to think on. I think his life will become less exacting following the events at the end of the story
I did enjoy it. It is a work of its time and there are characterizations of people and people groups that aren't appropriate today.