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Post by Hodge on Nov 29, 2015 0:23:20 GMT
So I have spent the last 2 weeks slogging through Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon. How anyone considers this a children's book is beyond me. It was one of his favourite books as a child...how old was Alwyn when William gave him his copy? I have a fairly extensive vocabulary and this book has me searching for definitions with frightening regularity! I now have proof positive that William is a genius ahead of his time ( not that I really needed any.)  Never considered reading this book but maybe I should give it a try as I'm looking for something new to read. |
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Post by snacky on Nov 29, 2015 1:30:25 GMT
So I have spent the last 2 weeks slogging through Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon. How anyone considers this a children's book is beyond me. It was one of his favourite books as a child...how old was Alwyn when William gave him his copy? I have a fairly extensive vocabulary and this book has me searching for definitions with frightening regularity! I now have proof positive that William is a genius ahead of his time ( not that I really needed any.) When I checked out Jules Verne on Wikipedia, the article mentioned that Verne is considered an adult author and a master of surrealism in French!  |
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Post by snacky on Nov 29, 2015 1:34:25 GMT
So I have spent the last 2 weeks slogging through Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon. How anyone considers this a children's book is beyond me. It was one of his favourite books as a child...how old was Alwyn when William gave him his copy? I have a fairly extensive vocabulary and this book has me searching for definitions with frightening regularity! I now have proof positive that William is a genius ahead of his time ( not that I really needed any.) Never considered reading this book but maybe I should give it a try as I'm looking for something new to read. Most of Verne's work is available at www.gutenberg.orgSeveral are sitting on my kindle right now, too. I never read Verne as a child. (Though I did see a few movies based on his works). / |
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Post by lovemondays on Nov 29, 2015 4:55:24 GMT
Never considered reading this book but maybe I should give it a try as I'm looking for something new to read. Most of Verne's work is available at www.gutenberg.orgSeveral are sitting on my kindle right now, too. I never read Verne as a child. (Though I did see a few movies based on his works). /I got The Complete Works of Jules Verne on my Kobo. At this rate I may finish them all by 2020. The problem I'm having is the pomposity of the language and the technicality. Cudos to Mr. Verne for having some basis in fact and keeping track of it all, but physics is my least favourite science (by a mile) so it doesn't flow through me as I'm sure I did for William. When I start the next one I'm picking 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. |
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Post by omgurl40 on Nov 29, 2015 5:12:19 GMT
Most of Verne's work is available at www.gutenberg.orgSeveral are sitting on my kindle right now, too. I never read Verne as a child. (Though I did see a few movies based on his works). /I got The Complete Works of Jules Verne on my Kobo. At this rate I may finish them all by 2020. The problem I'm having is the pomposity of the language and the technicality. Cudos to Mr. Verne for having some basis in fact and keeping track of it all, but physics is my least favourite science (by a mile) so it doesn't flow through me as I'm sure I did for William. When I start the next one I'm picking 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.h as long been a favorite of mine and remains so. It and Around The World In 80 Days are probably Verne's best works in terms of combining his travelogue style of writing with a plot that is more than a thin excuse for the travelogue. So many fascinating ideas the man had, though! |
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Post by Hodge on Nov 29, 2015 7:17:56 GMT
I got The Complete Works of Jules Verne on my Kobo. At this rate I may finish them all by 2020. The problem I'm having is the pomposity of the language and the technicality. Cudos to Mr. Verne for having some basis in fact and keeping track of it all, but physics is my least favourite science (by a mile) so it doesn't flow through me as I'm sure I did for William. When I start the next one I'm picking 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.h as long been a favorite of mine and remains so. It and Around The World In 80 Days are probably Verne's best works in terms of combining his travelogue style of writing with a plot that is more than a thin excuse for the travelogue. So many fascinating ideas the man had, though! I downloaded From the Earth to the Moon, now I have to wait for an opportunity to read it as I usually do most of my reading in waiting rooms! I have a vague impression of reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea many, many, many, years ago. May have to read it again, perhaps I should have downloaded the complete works. There again, maybe I should read the one I have first before getting too ambitious. If it's going to take lovemondays until 2020 to read them all I can't imagine how long it will take me!! |
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Post by lizmc on Feb 16, 2016 1:45:21 GMT
The CBC is replaying this one tonight.......BatYan strikes again!
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