Helpful Score: 3
How is it possible that I have lived 41 years without having known the pleasure of a Jules Verne novel? This is a masterfully written novel about 5 castaways that are strewn upon an uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean with nothing except the clothes on their backs. The castaways, using their intelligence, are able to use the natural amenities of the island for their survival. This book contains beautifully written descriptions of science, natural history, geology and many other sciences. The island also holds great mysteries. I immensely enjoyed this novel and can say that it places in my top 10 novels of all time. The afterword by Isaac Asimov is humorous and thought provoking.
If you have never read this novel I highly recommend that you take the time to immerse yourself in the pleasures within.
If you have never read this novel I highly recommend that you take the time to immerse yourself in the pleasures within.
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