From the Earth to the Moon

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I believe Verne intended this book chiefly to be a satire of some people living at his time who were unable to accept the peaceful condition of the world. The Gun Club is nothing more than a group of disfigured and excitable old war mongers, who, since there was no war, needed to create some grand project as an outlet for their destructive energy. He also could have been satirizing the attitude of greatness that he perceived Americans to have about themselves and their country. This is illustrated in many lines of the members of the Gun Club, how they fear no obstacle, confident that American ingenuity will conquer all. Another possible reason for his writing this book could have been merely to express how he foresaw man reaching the moon.

This book is a delightful satire, and is very enjoyable to read. It's written in a smooth, easy to follow language, and has really no dull parts. I liked the


way the story was presented, through the eyes of the members of the Gun Club, who were very amusing characters. It was also written in common language, so it was easy to read.

This book is definitely not for everybody. If you don't like science fiction very much, I wouldn't really recommend this book. Even though there is much more to this story than just the technical "mumbo-jumbo," a person could get bored in the detailed descriptions of the different facets of the project. I, though, found those descriptions to be some of the best parts. I was amazed that Verne could portray all that stuff that never existed in such great detail. This book also shows how learned of a man Verne was. There are many sections that would require much research about astronomy, astronomical tools, and artillery.

Another quality of this book was that there was always something going on, there were no wasted words. There was also a lot of suspense in many places throughout the book, e

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Approximate Word count = 662
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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