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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- Narrated by: Alan Munro
- Length: 17 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
A mysterious sea monster, theorized by some to be a giant narwhal, is sighted by ships of several nations; an ocean liner is also damaged by the creature. The United States government finally assembles an expedition to track down and destroy the menace. Professor Pierre Aronnax, a noted French marine biologist and narrator of the story, master harpoonist Ned Land, and Aronnax's faithful assistant Conseil join the expedition.
After much fruitless searching, the monster is found, and the ship charges into battle. During the fight, the ship's steering is damaged, and the three men are thrown overboard. They find themselves stranded on the "hide" of the creature, only to discover to their surprise that it is a large metal construct. They are quickly captured and brought inside the vessel, where they meet its enigmatic creator and commander, Captain Nemo.
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- phil norris
- 13-02-19
loved this version
This was a well read version. The narration was colourful so much as not to send you to sleep as some narrations do. Just hope you enjoy like I did .
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- Anonymous User
- 05-09-17
my first audio book 20000 Leagues Under the Sea
the audio book of 20000 Leagues Under the Sea was very captivating most most rememberable moment was about sea creatures being described very interesting to listen about the battles Wars Islands visited in all it was a captivating the narrator was very strong voiced in his Reading kept me interested and I finished the whole book very good I reckon thank you very much audible
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- Emily Wassell
- 23-06-17
Great reading, strange book
The book contains many many lists of sea creatures and Latin names, which can get a bit long. Read very well, the narrator's voice suits the story style
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- DAVID G ROGERS
- 25-10-21
Munro's limited vocabulary is horribly obvious.
He mispronounces even simple words such as 'quadruped' and his many subtle hesitations are cumulatively ruinous. This is a book in which erudite conversation is crucial.
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- Ed Scott
- 01-05-18
Fascinating novel, banal narration
The book is riveting if you are a Victoriana/Steam Punk fan yet Alan Munro’s narration is the most monosyllabic, inexpressive voiceover I have ever heard. It’s a crying shame.
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- Dadelus
- 19-10-20
Good book but Narration left a lot to be desired.
I loved the story which kept me listening. how ever Alan Monro's narration did not flow as well as it should. it was very stop starty . which distracted from what is a classic.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-03-20
Disappointing to the end
Whilst excellently delivered, the story itself lacks excitement beyond the 19th century. This may be due to current knowledge vs. Old, but that does not detract from the averagely written monotony of this supposed classic.
Without spoiling anything, you’ll find the most exciting parts in the second part of this book. Sadly they’re either hastily scrawled, or glossed over completely. Those who know the book will understand what I mean when I say that the ending feels rushed and dissatisfying.
2/5 is generous, only because it’s not so awful to get the lowest rating. From 0-5 inclusive, I’d rate this 1.5.
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- A Clementson
- 01-06-18
Painful narration
A classic ruined by very poor choice of narrator. I found this painful to get through and only persevered due to it being one of my favourite tales from childhood. The narration reminded me of Captain kirk's stuttering delivery with emphasis on every.... other.... word. The narrator abandons the written grammar and inserts his own pauses every couple of words, which loses the impact of the writing. Top that off with his dry monotone voice with very little expression, and you have a very painful listen.
I increased the speed to 1.3 as this helped reduce the length of the many unnecessary pauses and made it just about listenable.
Such a wasted opportunity to make a classic come to life.
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- SloshyDolphin
- 10-09-21
Go for an abridged version
Good story hidden behind page after page after page of animal classification and mathematical calculations that is so dry and irrelevant it really become distractingly bad.
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