This is a series of short book reviews of my top ten
books. I will post every two days.
Number 8 on my list is
written by Jules Verne. Journey to the Center of the Earth
It is a story based in
the 19th
century and is written in a way that the main character narrates the
story.
The main character is Henry and his Uncle is Professor
Hardwigg. They live in Germany in a nice house and they both are
scientists.
Professor Hardwigg
finds an old document from the 16th
century that was written by Arne Saknussemm, an Icelandic explorer.
The Professor says that the two of them won't eat until he figures
out what it says. It takes the Professor a whole day to figure it out
and even then Henry is the one who figures it out. The document has
the directions to the center of the earth inscribed on it!
And thus the journey begins. The Professor makes
arrangements to leave in the next few days and Henry must come with
him. Henry thinks that this is a ludicrous idea but he is forced to
go with his uncle. After collecting all the items needed, they leave
for Iceland. Even after having a horrible time at sea, they
eventually make it. The Professor says he never wants to ride on a
boat again and they continue their journey. Their final goal is to
get to the top of Mount Sneffels where the supposed entrance to the
center of the earth is. Along the way they stay in stranger's houses
and some of them are kind but some of them... not so much. Also along
the way they recruit a guide, Hans, who is an Eider-Duck hunter and
is a very brawny guy but doesn't talk much. Hans proves to be very
useful. Eventually they make it to the top of Sneffels and start
their descent into the center of the earth!
This book is a very well written book and keeps you
turning the page. Jules Verne's writing style is very unique. If you
like reading Science Fiction, or more specifically, adventure, you
should take some timeand read it. I mean come on, it's only 250 pages!
Here is the link for the book
https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Center-Earth-Jules-Verne/dp/1402743378
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