Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

          I really like how the story's going so far.  Jules Verne, the author, can somehow make the story really interesting.  So far in the book Professor Aronnax (the main person) has decided to take his journey out to the sea to study the mysterious sea creature that's destroying ships.  So he boards the fastest ship in the U.S. Navy.  The captain, Commander Farragut, is positive that his crew will be able to find and destroy the mysterious sea creature.  They identify the creature as a giant narwhal, even though they aren't sure what it is.  One other main character is Ned Land.  He's the most valuable man on the ship because he's an has good eyes, and is extremely good at harpooning whales.
          After a long while at sea they decide to turn back in three days if they don't find the monster.  The author claims that the captain promised this on November second, so they'd turn back November fifth if there was still no sign of the Narwhal.  Suddenly they see the Narwhal and it starting climbing onto the ship.  The crew shot cannons and Ned tried to harpoon it, but they just bounced off the creature harmlessly.
          Professor Aronnax leans over the rail to look at Ned throwing the harpoon and he tumbles into the sea.  Conseil jumps in to save in and the ship is washed away.  Conseil claims its his job to protect the professor and starts swimming while holding the professor.  Soon the professor passes out and when he wakes up he finds that he's on the back of the Narwhal with Conseil and Ned.
           They figure out the creature is a submarine and are taken prisoner below deck.  The captain of the submarine (captain Nemo) tells them that he won't kill them, but that they will have to forever stay so no one knows his secret.  He says they can roam wherever they want to and invites the professor to explore the sea with him.
           One thing that I thought was cool about the way Jules wrote, was that he put dates in his book to make it seem real.  It worked too, because at first I thought it was a true story.  I think I'll enjoy the rest of the story and predict that Ned, Conseil, and the professed will escape.