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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Verne's best,
By Charles Evans "Call me Kevin" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: Measuring a Meridian: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa (Paperback)
I have read about a dozen books by Jules Verne - and "Measuring the Meridian" is my least favorite. What is missing is Verne's sense of adventure and to some extent his ability to construct a flowing narrative.
The title "Measuring the Meridian" describes 90% of the what takes place in the novel (or novella). Three English and three Russian atronomers traveling through South Africa measuring triangles in order to accurately determine the length of a meridian. Verne has never been know for great character development, but "Measuring the Meridian" is a new low for him. The 3 English and 3 Russians are all very one-dimensional - and one of the Russians is rarely even mentioned! At the end there is about 25 pages of adventure - however- as a whole this reads like a greatly watered down version of "5 weeks in a balloon". My recommendation - this is only for serious Verne fans and scholars. As a side-note- I do applaud Amazon offering more of the obscure titles published by Jules Verne and other authors. While I am not overly kind to "Measuring the Meridian" in this review - I am very appreciative that I had a source to actually buy the book! |
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Measuring a Meridian: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa by Jules Verne (Paperback - September 30, 2002)
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