From c4975a4154ce3a9fe2a410cf60163fe72cb4cb47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julien Dessaux Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2024 23:52:21 +0100 Subject: Added twenty thousand leagues under the seas book article --- content/books/misc/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-seas.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/books/misc/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-seas.md (limited to 'content') diff --git a/content/books/misc/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-seas.md b/content/books/misc/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-seas.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b0c0690 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/books/misc/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-seas.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +--- +title: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas +description: Jules Verne +date: 2024-03-03 +--- + +This classic of science fiction adventure was a pleasure to read, my first book from Jules Verne! I enjoyed this book but it clearly shows its age both in writing style and in its vision of the world. There are lots and lots of dry descriptions of fishes and other sea creatures that I admit I partly skipped. Also the dialogue is not the best. + +I was a bit shoked how casually some marvelous sea creatures get killed and how some increadibly dirty smokes are a sign of progress and not pollution. We need to keep in mind the story is from the 1860s and accept this, though there also is a message about how important ecology is. It just does not seem to apply to tasty food sources. + +I recommend reading this book, it is a classic for a good reason. -- cgit v1.2.3