Five Weeks in a Balloon
by Jules Verne
Taste attributes: adventurescience fictionrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, wide-ranging adventure novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
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Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
The debut novel from Jules Verne, originally published in 1869. This is the work that established his reputation. Originally planned for a children's magazine, this story about traveling in balloons across Africa resonates in Verne's later works and contains all his fondly remembered themes.
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- Author
- Jules Verne
- Published
- 1863
- Pages
- 282
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- Open Library
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