Robur the Conqueror (Large Print)

The pistol shots were almost simultaneous. A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back. She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.

Livre broché, 356 pages

Langue : English

Publié 1 octobre 2006 par ReadHowYouWant.com.

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ISBN :
978-1-4250-0427-9
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Sujets
  • Adventure / thriller
  • Classic fiction
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - General
  • Action & Adventure
  • Classics
  • Fiction / Adventure
  • Fiction / General
  • Fiction-Classics

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Review of 'Robur the Conqueror' on 'Goodreads'

What exactly was the point of this story, really? Was there one? The characters stay cardboard cutouts, character development is non-existent, and the whole plot is going nowhere. Nemo had at least a reason to take the protagonists on board, his expy Robur just wants to be a dick for being a dick's sake. He shows up in a club in Philadelphia, calls everyone there idiots, and then kidnaps the main characters for a trip in his airship when they laugh at him.
I guess Verne really wanted to write a new 20.000 miles under the Sea but was a bit lost for ideas.