I really should have adored Around The World In 80 Days.
After all, I virtually live at Mr Foggs, I love travelling in random ways to random places and I kind of enjoy living in the past. So in theory I should have enjoyed the adventures of Phileas Fogg, Passepartout, Fix and Aouda. If only their adventures had not been so incredibly slow.
See, I've been through the plot before - I had the kiddie version when I was little and it was rather exciting. Turns out, my childhood book contained all the exciting bits and that would take my parents' 10 minutes to get through. Whilst I started reading the grown up version in the Caribbean 5 months ago. I get that it was written in the 19th century but come on! Chop chop Mr Verne!
Each and every character of this book is truly at a whole new, or very old depending on how you see it, level of annoying. An OCD snob, a flaming thick servant men, an even thicker police force and a feisty heroine who at least seems to have a grip, until she marries the OCD snob and makes herself the thickest of them all.
Nope, from now on my only interaction with this lot, will be by sipping fancy cocktails in Mayfair.
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| Now this a version I can get onboard with! |
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