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Reviews and Recommendations
We've comprehensively compiled reviews of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea from the world's leading experts.
Richard Branson Founder/Virgin GroupToday is World Book Day, a wonderful opportunity to address this #ChallengeRichard sent in by Mike Gonzalez of New Jersey: Make a list of your top 65 books to read in a lifetime. (Source)
Jan Zalasiewicz Re-reading it recently, I was struck not just by its dynamic plot, but also by how much science he smuggled in. (Source)
Rankings by Category
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is ranked in the following categories:
- #42 in Adventure
- #34 in Adventure Fiction
- #23 in Children's Boat
- #91 in Classic
- #32 in Classic Sci-Fi
- #6 in Disney World
- #21 in Exploration
- #37 in France
- #15 in French
- #58 in Leather
- #82 in Leather Bound
- #14 in Marine Biology
- #83 in NPR
- #58 in Nook
- #10 in Ocean
- #38 in Project Gutenberg
- #37 in Public Domain
- #83 in Science Fiction
- #37 in Steampunk
- #6 in Submarines