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Title: The Story of Captain Nemo
Author: Dave Eggers
Narrator: Jeff Harding
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-02-14
Publisher: Nudged Audio
Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10
Publisher's Summary:
This science-fiction classic has been reimagined by Dave Eggers in modern times. Fourteen-year-old Consuelo and the famous oceanographer Pierre Arronax set sail from New York to hunt down a mysterious sea-monster. But they discover an even stranger truth: the sea-monster is in fact a submarine, captained by Nemo! Consuelo and Arronax join Nemo on the submarine, and so begin their exciting adventures....
Critic Reviews:
Dave Eggers takes nicely judged liberties with Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea but stays true to its spirit OBSERVER
Members Reviews:
Five Stars
Grandson loves this book.
Worthy tribute to Verne's classic
The ever-versatile storyteller Dave Eggers has taken Jules Verne's classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and put a modern twist on it for young readers. In The Story of Captain Nemo, young Consuelo gets to go on an adventure with his uncle, the famous oceanographer Pierre Arronax. Together they will investigate the sinking of fishing boats around the world and the rumors of a giant sea monster that keeps bringing them down.
It's been decades since I read Verne's original story, so I can't authoritatively say how true to the story Eggers stays. It's certainly updated to the context of today. Eggers himself writes that this is not a "definitive distillation" of the original but a "personal and idiosyncratic take on it. . . . meant to intrigue a reader enough to bring them to Verne's inimitable text." On that count, he succeeds.
It's a quick read, with some fun illustrations. The sci-fi element is cool. Just as in Verne's original, Eggers includes enough speculative science to be believable while emphasizing Nemo's mad genius. The message of valuing human life above animal life while respecting the ocean environment fits somewhere between Greenpeace and a free market of the sea. Killing humans on large-scale fishing vessels is not OK, even if they are depleting fish populations and destroying habitats. But it's not OK to kill the offenders.
The Story of Captain Nemo is a satisfying and enjoyable reminder of the literary genius and scientific foresight of Jules Verne. Pick it up!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the complimentary electronic review copy!