Classics

The summer has provided me with some leisure time to read. I decided that I neglected far too many books in my childhood because reading didn’t seem nearly as important as anything else I could occupy myself with.

I recently finished Jules Verne’s 20,00 Leagues Under the Sea.
what an amazing story it turned out to be. I always assumed it was just another fiction adventure story with nothing beneath the surface.
The characters are all incredibly dense

Verne was way ahead of his time scientifically speaking. In the mid 19th century he wrote stories about under water exploration with submarines and diving suits/scuba gear etc. as well as rockets to the moon. The surprising part is how dead on his predictions were in terms of the engineering and the physics of the crafts and equipment.

Also, captain Nemo is instantly one of my favorite characters of fiction, a tragic hero to the end.

Also this summer has provided me with many new musical discoveries

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~ by joelkuschke on September 3, 2009.