This book was just Ok. In this well known story by Jules Verne, Phileas Fogg makes a bet to travel around the world in 80 days. We follow his travelling adventures as he's trying to make it on time. His servant Passepartout goes along with him. I loved the characters of Phileas and of Passepartout and the book as a whole had a few enjoyable parts. Overall, I didn't like it. The writing felt monotone and tired me out. The story is flat, predictable, and I couldn't suspend my disbelief to get into it. I was not excited to pick it up with so many other better choices to read. Nevertheless, I'm glad I read it, and I'll be reading/rereading more by Jules Verne. Around the World in Eighty Days is an example of how we can enjoy some books at one time (like I had liked this book when I was younger) but dislike them on a later reread, and vice versa.

In this funny quote I love, Passepartout and Fix discuss how much time they have as Passepartout needs to be with Phileas when the steamer comes.
"I see how it is said Fix. You have kept London time, which is two hours behind that of Souez. You ought to regulate your watch at noon in each country.

I regulate my watch? Never!

Well, then, it will not agree with the sun."

So much the worse for the sun, monsieur. The sun will be wrong, then!"