20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Books of Wonder)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Books of Wonder)is one of my favourite books of all time. Verne has managed to writing an intriguing, invigorating and adventure-filled adventure that also delves into questions morality and religion. Verne's love of science and technology is a leading theme through out the book and one gets a lesson in the marine-life as it was known during his lifetime. The illustrations by the Dillon's are certainly a work of art to bestow and admire. The afterword by Peter Glassman is very well-written and informative. I can highly recommend this book to readers of all ages and I gave this amazing classic a strong 5/5. 5/5.

Author's style is very concise, and each story feels so real, expected things turn out to be unexpected. It was an amazing trip through the globe I have taken in several day. But the book has an ending that's leaving too many questions unanswered, which I would rather it have given me much more explainations. And the book seems to be too plain, old, because it was written such a long time ago, and the author had no intention of making the lines exciting in a way we accept today, and which is also a result of too many unrelated stories been piled together without a common base, basically, the book has pretty much no plot. That's a reason you might consider not buying the book.
But I liked the book a lot, I can not understand how can the author write one story after another that just get more and more surprising, and the way he brings out each story. The book can also be a good English teacher, I believe my writing skills have improved.

This book is simply a "must-read" for every literature lover. Not reading it truly means a hole in the education. It might seem a bit old-fashioned to the "MTV-Generation" (Which I personally a part of.) but yet, it is a very interesting book. The thing that I remember the most, from the first and last time I read it in the 3rd or 4th grade, is the food. In a world where submarines are a regular part of our lives, there was nothing unique for me in the idea of a sub. Yet, the food facsinated me, they were eating things that I've never heard of, and they seemed so exotic, that I still remember them: The sea Cucamber, the squid, the sea-weed, the fruites of the bread-tree. I think that this book is a great gift for your child. However, buy it for him or her when they are still very young, before they are 'corrupted' by the TV and the idea that reading is "not-Cool". This book would also make, in my opinion, a great bed-time story for a kid that is old enough to understand complex and sometimes scary storylines, and yet young enough to be charmed by the wonders of technoogy and nature, and sit with mouth and eyes wide open when the giant squid is catching the Nautilus.