Review: Great original, but this edition is very poor
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2013
This has been a favorite story of mine since childhood. In addition to liking the book, I'm also a fan of both the David Niven movie and the Piers Brosnan mini-series. This story is great stuff.However, this translation is dry as dust. The edition I read decades ago was interesting and lively. This translation is devoid of excitement, and there is very little dialogue. As other reviewers have mentioned, it is also abridged, which would make sense for a cheap version of a printed book, but makes no sense at all in an ebook.I cannot recommend this edition of this book whatsoever. I consider it to have been a waste of time. I may do some research on various translations and see if I can find a better one. If Verne's original writing had been as bad as this translation, we'd never know his name. LOL