tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post9190574347870443090..comments2024-03-28T17:30:42.500+00:00Comments on Seeking a Little Truth: CyberKittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-85789193207987654132014-04-11T21:14:01.158+01:002014-04-11T21:14:01.158+01:00sc said: It's really more of a tech-adventure ...sc said: It's really more of a tech-adventure novel than a human story.<br /><br />Verne does seem far happier with technology than he does with people certainly!<br /><br />sc said: I can still remember how obsessively the electrical system was pored over!<br /><br />Oh, god! Didn't he just.... [lol] I know Verne accused Wells of going too far in his speculations but he did know how to tell a damned good story. The fight between the Thunderchild and the Martian tripod still sends shivers down my spine decades after I read it for the first time....<br />CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-23351798932410231412014-04-11T20:07:05.222+01:002014-04-11T20:07:05.222+01:00It's really more of a tech-adventure novel tha...It's really more of a tech-adventure novel than a human story, I think...it's been a couple of years since I read it, but I can still remember how obsessively the electrical system was pored over! Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-45654210501926976042014-04-11T17:02:18.406+01:002014-04-11T17:02:18.406+01:00I was impressed with the technology and thought th...I was impressed with the technology and thought that his detailed description of what was effectively SCUBA gear must have inspired the inventor of the equipment 70 odd years later.<br /><br />Unfortunately the story didn't have any real human drama - despite Captain Nemo crying out for an in-depth profiling! It's not like Verne can't write good dram - he can. It's just that there was very little of it in this book. A shame really. You can see why Disney changed, and added, so much though..... CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17922979.post-9386450232882912092014-04-11T15:17:26.946+01:002014-04-11T15:17:26.946+01:00It's been so long since I read something by Ju...It's been so long since I read something by Jules Verne. Slightly disappointed to hear that this isn't exactly riveting... Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362128444319074118noreply@blogger.com