20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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4.3 • 6 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In this science fiction classic, Captain Nemo and his crew travel the world’s seas in the submarine Nautilus, lured on by tales of sea monsters. During their amazing adventures they encounter scientific wonders, travel to remote islands and discover magical coral gardens, sunken treasure, strange creatures and other mysteries of the deep…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Verne's classic journey into the ocean follows professor Pierre Aronnax and his two companions as they are captured by Capt. Nemo and find themselves trapped aboard the Nautilus, a high-powered submarine that traverses about the world revealing the mysteries of the sea. James Frain provides clear and crisp narration. His intonation and tone are good, but not good enough to overcome the tedious cataloguing of every crustacean, fish, and shell that Verne includes. Equally problematic, Frain stumbles through some of his reading and has trouble maintaining the voices he provides for the different characters, particularly Nemo, whose voice is quite inconsistent. This, at times, can lead to listener confusion. While this audiobook is, on the whole, enjoyable, it doesn't stand up to other Listening Library productions.
