This book falls into that category of “classics I hadn’t really read, but did peruse the children’s illustrated version of when I was 9”. Meaning that I knew the broad strokes of the plot already. This was something of a detriment since this book is mostly plot, but that’s not its fault. I felt that the beginning was the strongest part but that the wonder and awe of captain Nemo and his miraculous Nautilus grew somewhat stale towards the end.