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    Five Weeks in a Balloon
    Five Weeks in a Balloon
    Five Weeks in a Balloon
    Audiobook7 hours

    Five Weeks in a Balloon

    Written by Jules Verne

    Narrated by Alex C. Telander

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    Jules Verne was a prolific French writer who greatly influenced the science fiction genre. Verne is the second most-translated author behind only Agatha Christie.

    A scholar, Dr. Samuel Ferguson, accompanied by his manservant Joe and his friend Richard "Dick" Kennedy, sets out to travel across the African continent — still not fully explored — with the help of a hot-air balloon.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthor's Republic
    Release dateFeb 19, 2017
    ISBN9781518942747
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    Jules Verne

    Jules Gabriel Verne was born in the seaport of Nantes, France, in 1828 and was destined to follow his father into the legal profession. In Paris to train for the bar, he took more readily to literary life, befriending Alexander Dumas and Victor Hugo, and living by theatre managing and libretto-writing. His first science-based novel, Five Weeks in a Balloon, was issued by the influential publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel in 1862, and made him famous. Verne and Hetzel collaborated to write dozens more such adventures, including 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in 1869 and Around the World in 80 Days in 1872. In later life Verne entered local politics at Amiens, where had had a home. He also kept a house in Paris, in the street now named Boulevard Jules Verne, and a beloved yacht, the Saint Michel, named after his son. He died in 1905.

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      Though the story, prose, and profuse detail exceeded expectations, the narration was terrible. All dialogue was spoken the same in a bland manner. The narrator didn't even attempt to give each character a different voice, instead every voice was the same, and the voices for the characters were the same as the narrator's voice. Consequently, it was easy to get lost, unsure of who was speaking. In addition, the narrator states in every chapter what the name of the book is, who wrote, and translated it, which obviously becomes an annoyance. However, I did enjoy the book, and would recommend it, but would not recommend this audiobook.