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The Mysterious Island (Captain Nemo, #3)
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my favorite among 40+ books I've read by Jules Verne. read count = 4 (although not recently) . An example of how scientific knowledge dramatically increases the chances of survival on a deserted island. Probably one of the reasons I've chosen a career as an engineer, I like to take things apart to see how they work, and i also love the satisfaction of fixing something that is broken. The four stranded technology wizards recreate the industrial revolution from scatch among the pristine tropical paradise. At the time I first read it (I was 9 or 10) I didn't miss so much the lack of a feminine character to spice up the plot.
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Started Reading
July 15, 1976
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Finished Reading
April 30, 2012
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April 30, 2012
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Sep 19, 2013 11:22PM
Love love love love love this book. So glad to see another fan.
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I saw the recent Hollywood movie with The Rock, but it had very little to do with the original novel. I should probably do better to revisit the book. Another favorite, also aboutsurvival in extreme isolation, is The Fur Country
Well, I guess that convinces me to put that recent Hollywood production out of my mind. There is another telemovie which is closer to the book and it stars Patrick Stewart.
thank you for the tip, and for your own detailed review. I will check out the telemovie,
