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Five Weeks in a Balloon

I’d like to recommend a book which I read recently, called Five Weeks in a Balloon. The author of the book is the very popular and famous writer, called Jules Verne.

The book is about adventure and the setting is Africa, specifically the sources of the Nile, during the time of the biggest African explorations in century XIX. The main characters are three men: Doctor Samuel Fergusson, Joe and the hunter Dick Kennedy. Dr. Fergusson is a calm and thoughtful man, who represents the scientific thought and the desire to improve. He uses the science in order to resolve any conflict. Instead, Dick Kennedy is a man of action, not very reflective, he cannot do face a danger without a shotgun in his hands and he doesn't believe in science. And finally, Joe is the servant of Fergusson; he has a great physical agility and represents the counterweight humoristic, and intended to balance the flood hazard and dramatic situations that travelers must pass three. On the whole, Dick and Fergusson are totally different, while Joe is in the balance.

The things I liked most about the book were the characters, the plot, and the theme of friendship.  Some of the scenes are memorable because they’re really strong, but the style and plot are very simple because the order of the history is lineal.

All in all, I really liked the novel, and though it has got a happy ending for the characters, I'd change it. It’s an easy book to read, but it’s still got a strong message.

 

                                     

Jules Verne