Around the World in 80 Days
by Jules Verne
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Author: Jules VerneReader: Jim Dale
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Published: 2005-04-12
ISBN: 0307206424
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
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Book Review: Great book for a road trip
Summary: 5 Stars
My family listened to this book on a trip from Phoenix to Las Vegas and it made the trip go by quickly. Jim Dale does an excellent job with characterizations. I first listened to him in the Harry Potter series and he was the main reason I picked up this book and I was not disappointed.
This is the first time I have "read" this book, having only seen the movies with Jackie Chan and David Niven. The older movie follows the story better than the newer one. The book is, as usual, much better. I'm still not sure why there is always a balloon in the movies and even on the cover of this book, since there is not one in the book.
Phileas Fogg is a ridiculously unflappable character, and his manservant, Passepartout, is almost the opposite. The main story involves Fogg making a bet with his friends at the reform club that he can go around the world in 80 days. Several complications ensue, yet Fogg shows no emotion through almost the entire book. There is romance (kind of), mistaken identity, and many other fun things in the plot. It's not deep by any sense of the word, but just plain fun. It was amusing to see how Verne viewed the world. The characterization of Mormon's was funny (I'm a Mormon), and the wild west was very wild.
I highly recommend this book for a road trip with the family. The book is just under 8 hours in length.
Summary of Around the World in 80 Days
Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne's hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber.Combining exploration, adventure, and a thrilling race against time, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS gripped audiences upon its original publication and remains hugely popular to this day.
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