Tracing a 80 day journey!

As I have been re reading many books, randomly picked from my bookshelf, I have been travelling a lot! My itinerary consists of many places from the village of St Mary Mead to Kirrin Village to the small town of Malgudi! From jumping onto a steamer to Egypt to sailing in the Sea of Adventure in a launch to riding a bicycle in Rocky Beach, it has been an interesting journey! The days have been flying by; I have been trying to find out my favourite book. First, I thought I would rate my books on how many times I can re read them! But, surprisingly I was able to re read any book many times without any urge of throwing it away!

So, I randomly choose one book to rant about! Mr Phileas Fogg, the gentleman of method. Does this ring a bell somewhere? Remember the stolid tall figure, a polished, enigmatic man of his word who loved to follow a steady routine in his life? Passepartout, the man servant? Do you remember how they travelled all over the world in 80 days, just to satisfy some other gentlemen of the Reform Club!  How he literally jumped from one country to the other to fulfil his bet was really a wonder! The building up of the suspense, the introduction of the Aouda and the clever moves being played by Mr Fogg build up the interest in the book.

The climax especially is quite well built up! The moment when Passepartout rushes in to say that they had miscalculated a day and hence the bet was still on, and at the last moment when Mr. Fogg enters the club proclaiming,” Here I am, Gentlemen!” , that is the best part! Yup!

So, did I mention the book’s title?  It is – Around the world in eighty days by Jules Verne! If you are curious after reading this small unintentional blurb, read it soon, it will have you hooked on!