I think this is one of the better Verne books because there's very little interaction with other cultures for the imperialism to get gross during. Now of course it does have the lack of women and explorer lit problems . It also has a wordiness problem that Verne generally shows in his work. I wish that the debunked nature of the science here allowed for more remakes because this basic arrangement could be really cool with a long look at colonial issues and A. Modern. Editor.