Robur the Conqueror

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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, 144 pages

Langue : English

Publié 1 octobre 2007 par Lulu.com.

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ISBN :
978-1-84753-740-9
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Sujets
  • General & Literary Fiction
  • Action & Adventure
  • Classics
  • Science Fiction - General
  • Fiction / Adventure
  • Fiction : Classics
  • Fiction : Science Fiction - General
  • General
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - General

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a publié une critique de Robur the Conqueror par Jules Verne

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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.