Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea | Literary Qualities
Verne often works scientific description into the plot, as when Nemo and Aronnax use their knowledge of the tides and the moon to free the Nautilus after it has run aground. But frequently the novel's suspense is marred by a clutter of scientific details, such as a long listing of fishes or plants according to scientific categories of class, order, genus, and species. Sometimes Aronnax seems to be merely reciting his knowledge as he gazes out the Nautilus's windows.
Still, Verne's enthusiastic depiction of science and technology is a major strength of the book....
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