The pursuit of happiness, in 80 days. Maybe not my favorite but it was good, and I enjoyed reading this adventure. I love how Verne's books read like a history, I feel like the events described actually happened. I felt this much more in From the Earth to the Moon, but I felt it here too. At times I think his writing can be a little dry, dialogue is sparse, and we are told about things that happen rather having them written out fully. Yet, the adventures are so fun.
Comparing it to the Disney film of the same name, (2004), there are lots of changes. However, I still really adore the movie. In some ways the movie is much more mediocre and generic than the book. Yet, it still has its charm, as the book does.
The character of Phileas Fogg is interesting, he never has any reaction to anything. He is cold and calculating about everything. However, he always does the right and honorable thing, making him likable character. The change in the movie, making him inventive, creative, and reactive, makes sense, an audience may have trouble connecting with a character who does not appear to react to anything.
All emotion lost in Phileas Fogg, in the book, is gained and experienced though his servant, Passepartout. He is adorable, emotional, and devoted to Fogg.
The biggest change from book to movie I dislike is the change of the character, Inspector Fix. In the movie he is a buffoon, slapped around for comedy. In the book, he is much more intelligent and rather an enjoyable antagonist.
Both Fogg and Fix are determined to do the right and honorable thing from their perspective. Fix makes a great foil, following Fogg around the world. Fix is much more deceptive with his plans and goals, while Fogg is blunt. Unlike Fogg we get much more Fix’s inner thoughts. His reasoning makes sense, although I don’t want to side with him, I did doubt and wonder if he was right.
Side note: The cover has a hot air balloon; however, they never ride one in the book!
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I read this book awhile ago so this review is not going to go into to much detail about what I liked and what I didn't like. However there is nothing about this book that I remember disliking.

I loved it. I stayed up all night reading it- it helped that I have never seen any of the movies or met anyone else that has read this book (OK I don't actually know if that is true I guess some of my teachers had probably read this book but I haven't spoken about this book with anyone else who read it.) and, because of that, I had no idea what was going to happen in the end or even during the book. I thought it was all very entertaining- it was one of the first classics I read without being told to.

When I finished it I said to myself, "Wow that was a good book." I love reading but that doesn't happen often for me (I can only think of two other books that have had that effect on me).

I recommend this book to everyone but especially people who like adventure stories or classics. ( )