Reviews

The Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Jules Verne

emasvingerova's review against another edition

4.0

Kniha byla rozdělena na dvě části. První jsem přelouskala za dva týdny, věřte nebo ne. nebyla dlouhá, ale nudná.
Samé geologické údaje, názvy, roky....Prokousávala jsem se jen tak tak. Ale pak už to šlo.
Druhá část byla konečně napínavá. Bylo to nejen pro silné žaludky, ale prostě v tom bylo určité kouzlo.
Kniha mi dala zabrat, ale zvládla jsem to. Verne je úžasný a zároveň nudný spisovatel.
Mimochodem, ten konec je moc smutný. Moc :( Byla jsem na spisovatele tak naštvaná, že to tomu určitému člověku způsobil...
Ale nic :)

pipareykir's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

Let yourself be taken on 432 pages of adventure. The last sentence hits like a brick.

eb00kie's review against another edition

4.0

Reminds me of Dostoievski

braxwall's review against another edition

3.0

Ett slags blandning av äventyrsroman och naturvetenskaplig föreläsning anno 1866. Nordpolen ska upptäckas av en brittisk expedition ledd av den nationellt stolte kaptenen Hatteras. Vid sin sida har har han doktor Clawbonny som representerar det universella vetenskapliga förnuftet. Verne har verkligen gjort en gedigen research och med tanke på att boken är skriven drygt 40 år innan Pearys expedition lyckas han väl med trovärdigheten. Svagare är dock karaktärsporträtten och dialogen. Dialogen är extremt stolpig och faktiskt ganska störande då ljudboken jag lyssnade på baseras på en översättning från tiden innan stavningsreformen vilket förstärker stolpigheten.

startjpw23's review

adventurous informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Overall, I enjoyed the book. There were some good action scenes. Some tense moments. It was a little slow at points. Sometimes it read like a history lesson. Sometimes it read like a survival guide on how to survive in a harsh environment.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Animal death, and Mental illness

guachypachy's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

madswag27's review against another edition

3.0

I swear Jules Verne, armchair expert on everything, honestly just writes these stories to info-dump about natural sciences and polar exploration and I completely respect him for that. It's probably an easier read if you know your arctic geography, but if I were reading this in the 1800s and learning everything about all the real expeditions via this novel I would be such a nerd about it. (Verne also once again proves that everybody into arctic explorers, including me, is obsessed with Joseph-René Bellot <3)

On the story note, unfortunately I always care more about the mutineer side than the captain's loyalists, and that was doubly true here because I was totally with Shandon, Hatteras was kind of a jerk. So the narrative was a little less compelling in Pt II of the adventure, although I liked the tension of British-American nationalistic hostilities and the improbable number of polar bear incidents.

julia_kalinowska's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative tense slow-paced

• 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

laura_99's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

3.5

evigsommar's review

Technical descriptions galore