Journey to the Center of the Earth (Abridged) Audiobook

" extremely anticlimatic... I expected so much more. "

" I expected much more action. Instead there was a lot of pseudo-scientific explanations and wandering around in the dark. Points to Mr. Verne for coming up with the eider-duck hunter, my pick for unique character occupation award. "

" It was fine, I guess I was just expecting more. It just seemed so childish compared to '20,000 Leagues under the Sea.' "

" Okay for the entire library. "

" This is not an easy read, but it is worth the effort. I read the unabridged version to my fourth grade students and it was a great experience. "

" Interesting, but a little slow moving at some points. "

" A great adventure. It made me feel a little suffocated though, thinking that I was under all the earth. The adventure is very vivid. "

" This book is an astonishing journey that takes the reader from his/her living-room to the bottom of the earth. Verne combines science and fiction in a breathtakingly written piece of art. "

" Not a bad book, and interesting. I liked it as much as I could for a classic of 19th century French literature. "

" A brilliantly-written story; really captivated me. It all seemed to end rather abruptly, though, like Verne got tired of writing it. "

" I don't know why I'm such a sci fi fan, but I am. I loved this classic sci fi novel. It's the first Jules Verne book I've every read, and I am looking forward to trying another one very soon. "

" listened to audio ... surprised at how much i enjoyed it ... great story "

" fast paced. fun and exciting. no one writes a better adventure story than Verne. "

" This was absolutely wonderful. Amazing story, wrapped up in lots of interesting science facts. Loved the whoe hollow earth thing going on and am loving every bit of Jules Verne's style of writing, too. "

" Read long long ago, can't remember it very well. "

" I found this book very enjoyable. The sheer knowledge Jules Verne possesses about science subjects is staggering. He describes every incident with a lengthy explanation of how it could be or could not be so. "

" The professor is rather hilarious with his over bearing positivity. I thought this story was much longer. But I suppose to a ten year old, reading about that hike through the dark could seem rather elongated. "

" Loved it :) Awesome classic "

" They didn't even reach the centre... :( "

" Highly decent. More a fictitious scientific account than a work of what we call modern science fiction, a great read that lights up the imagination. "

" Read it a long time ago. Meaning to re-read it. "

" Wonderful story of adventure and mystery. A good read for those fond of adventure and fantasy. Look forward to watching the 2008 movie by the same title. "

" read for my theater group when we were creating a play...i liked it so more i dont remember the plot very well, and really dont care for the book.Jules Verne is not my thing.... "

" Of a science fiction classic I had expected something a lot more entertaining an science mad. While I can see past the archaic language and slow pace, I cannot overlook the inconseqencies and the almost complete absence of a surprising plot. "

" I enjoyed this story and look forward to reading more Jules Verne. "

" My first Jules Verne novel. This was highly entertaining and wonderful for those of us raised on the corresponding James Mason film. "

" Even though I marked this as a 3, I think it is still an important read. While not as future proof of some of his other books, Verne does an amazing job making science fun. I cannot imagine reading this book in 1864, I am sure it caused quite a stir. "

" Jules Verne's classic novel as an audiobook read by Tim Curry...AWESOME! "

" We listened to this book on CD. The kids and I enjoyed it. I liked the dry sense of humor throughout and the vocabulary used. We all learned some great words, including "prodigious" which they like to say now. It is a good adventure story. "

" A great story from the grandfather of Sci-fi "

" Good plot although it was hard to relate on technical stuffs but I were able to understand it, my imagination would run wild because of Verne's detailed description of Axel's travel in the centre of the Earth, "

" This book is from the 19th century? Well, I knew that but it was awesome! Really, awesome! "

" Il mio preferito di Verne, insieme a "Giro del mondo in 80 giorni". "