Book Review (20 000 leagues under the sea by Jules Verne)

This is one of the most fascinating book I have ever read. Introducing you to the underwater world which is deeper and more interesting than you could ever expect. The details of the underwater world is so detailed that it captures your attention and can imagine the pictures very clearly in your head. In other words, Jules Verne is very good and clear when conveying what he writes to those who read them.

The story starts when there were several reports on several ships being attack by a so called "large creature" when sailing in the ocean. People suspected that it was a creature while some said it was a monster, but whatever it was, they knew that it could move a great distance in a very short amount of time. As the professor of the museum in Paris, the author had came to New York to identify the problem and later was invited on board the Abraham Lincoln to hunt down the creature. The author had a servant called Conseil and also followed him on the journey.
On Board the ship, the author met Ned Land, a skilled harpooner who was a Canadian. Ned Land refuses to believe that the creature they were chasing for really exists no matter how hard the author tried to convince him. After a long time, they finally met with a creature which may be the one they were looking for. It was full of light and circled the Abraham Lincoln before leaving and so the Abraham Lincoln gave chase and finally, the creatures light went out and Ned Land harpooned it. It was something hard. Then, there was a terrible crash and conseil, the author and ned land were also thrown aboard. They got up on the back of that creature and suddenly realised it was no creature, it was a submarine and at that time, the Abraham Lincoln was nowhere to be found.
Then, one of the plates on the submarine rose and they were brought into the submarine by eight strong men. They were then left in a room where there was nobody in it and waited for a very long time. Finally, the captain of the ship came in and they explained their voyage in different languages to the captain. The crew and the captain were speaking in an unknown and weird language among themselves. Finally, the captain and the three of them sealed a deal that they were free to roam around the ship but will have to stay in their rooms when necessary. They all had their rooms and later the Captain who was Captain Nemo introduced the author around the submarine which was called the Nautilus. Captain Nemo explained how the submarine works and every other thing to the author and so their voyage continues for months after months with Conseil the author and also Ned Land. As months after months passed, Ned Land was tired of the submarine and decided to escape but almost all the ways he could think of failed. Along the journey they went through secret tunnels, met a giant squid, went to the great ice barrier which almost killed everyone in board and also went to all of the oceans and also the South Pole.
When the Submarine was caught in a whirlpool, the three of them managed to somewhat escape and when the author woke up, he found himself in a village in the nearby Lofoten Islands. What happened to the submarine after that, the author was unsure but he wished it all the best.

This is certainly a very good book and the ending is up to you to decide. It is indeed the most interesting books I have ever read.

Author: Jules Gabriel Verne 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905.
Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before any means of space travel had been devised. Consequently he is often referred to as the "Father of science fiction", along with H. G. Wells, Hugo Gernsback and Edgar Allan Poe.Some of his works have been made into films.