Week 27: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

This summer was hard to keep up book wise! Yet I tried to keep up this month! I read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne this past month.  I liked the book well enough, but it was not my favorite book.  I liked all of the adventures and the story line itself.  Yet the constant description of nautical terms, scientific animal names, and obscure geographical locations left me constantly floundered. I am by no means an expert at any of the subjects I listed,  however I did believe I knew enough to understand the majority of the book. I was wrong!  Honestly, I was often left at a lose and found myself checking terms in the dictionary frequently.  This was a good book foelr letting myself see just how much I still need to learn! And I am more than willing to learn it!

Besides my constant lack of comprehension, I did really like the book! I found it diverting and original! I understand now why Captain Nemo is such a known literary figure and the book itself is looked upon as a classic! Though some of the adventures in the novel are more or less impossible, many of the events are actually quite possible! The fact that this book was written 150 years ago yet contains things that are extremely plausible today is amazing! While reading I was often blown away by how advanced Verne's ideas were! I liked the book and may read it again in the distant future!