I’ve never previously read any Jules Verne and with a “suspicious” new big-budget film version upcoming, I thought I’d read the original.
I suppose the version of the story I’m most familiar with is the Willy Fog cartoon version – famously originating in Spain, and with the dubbed characters speaking rapidfire English over a massive 26 episodes. So it was quite interesting to read the original as the suave, yet aloof, Phileas Fogg. The books a real page-turner, and the story still holds up well with the oddly named Fix tracking Fogg around the world. Note to self – read more Jules Verne.
UPDATE: Hmm. The first review I’ve seen of the film is pretty poor to say the least.