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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
I get that this is supposed to be humorous, but the humor just falls flat.
I adored this little book. A gem in the pirate comedy adventure genre. Minus a star because it couldn't decide if it wanted to be appropriate for all ages or not. I would give it to a humor loving late teen.
In this one, the Pirates meet up with Charles Darwin and try to help him rescue his brother, Erasmus, who has been kidnapped by a critic of Darwin's science, the Bishop of Oxford.
Very, very funny.
In this one, the Pirates meet up with Charles Darwin and try to help him rescue his brother, Erasmus, who has been kidnapped by a critic of Darwin's science, the Bishop of Oxford.
Very, very funny.
Backtracking on this series. I read the second book before the first. This one is equally silly, but I think I enjoyed the second more. Oddball fun if you need a break from serious reading.
Funny. A running joke that should have gotten old but didn't.
This book is just a lot of fun. It's so silly. I suppose it is supposed to take place in Victorian England but really to me it's anachronism.
I sampled this on my kindle first before purchasing it. And this line, causing me to laugh out loud and read it to my husband, made me buy it: "They also respected him because it was said he was wedded to the sea. A lot of pirates claimed that they were wedded to the sea, but usually, this was an excuse because they couldn't get a girlfriend or they were gay pirates, but in the Pirate Captain's case none of his crew doubted he was actually wedded to the sea for a minute.
The author has footnotes in each chapter. These footnotes are informative and humorous. You can tell by reading this book that the author did a fair amount of research into pirate life and historical figures. It's refreshing to see.
None of the pirates actually have real names. It's something rather unique about this series. Their names are a description about themselves. For example: the pirate dressed in green, the pirate with the nut allergy, the pirate who was prone to exaggeration, or the pirate with an accordion. But this way it's very cool because with only that to go by you really can imagine what all the pirates look like. The only pirates who are kind of properly described are the Pirate Captain and the Pirate with the Scarf (and with the scarf wearing pirate the author mentions that he wears an eye-patch. That's more detail than anyone else gets besides the Pirate Captain).
I thought the story was simple and straightforward, easy for anyone to follow. I suppose the humor and the pirate's stupidity could make it a little confusing for some though.
This book could be read for all ages, I think. I can totally imagine myself reading this to my little ones when I have kids. If you read it to smaller children you might want to edit it a bit for some of the adult content.
I sampled this on my kindle first before purchasing it. And this line, causing me to laugh out loud and read it to my husband, made me buy it: "They also respected him because it was said he was wedded to the sea. A lot of pirates claimed that they were wedded to the sea, but usually, this was an excuse because they couldn't get a girlfriend or they were gay pirates, but in the Pirate Captain's case none of his crew doubted he was actually wedded to the sea for a minute.
The author has footnotes in each chapter. These footnotes are informative and humorous. You can tell by reading this book that the author did a fair amount of research into pirate life and historical figures. It's refreshing to see.
None of the pirates actually have real names. It's something rather unique about this series. Their names are a description about themselves. For example: the pirate dressed in green, the pirate with the nut allergy, the pirate who was prone to exaggeration, or the pirate with an accordion. But this way it's very cool because with only that to go by you really can imagine what all the pirates look like. The only pirates who are kind of properly described are the Pirate Captain and the Pirate with the Scarf (and with the scarf wearing pirate the author mentions that he wears an eye-patch. That's more detail than anyone else gets besides the Pirate Captain).
I thought the story was simple and straightforward, easy for anyone to follow. I suppose the humor and the pirate's stupidity could make it a little confusing for some though.
This book could be read for all ages, I think. I can totally imagine myself reading this to my little ones when I have kids. If you read it to smaller children you might want to edit it a bit for some of the adult content.
This book is about a pirate crew seeking adventure when they come across Charles Darwin near the Galapagos Islands. The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists is an hilarious novel that deals with the weighty issue of science versus religion whilst also featuring lots of roaring, running people through with cutlasses and other piratey things! I picked this one up in the library on a whim because I felt like I recognised the title and after looking it up online found that I'd seen the trailer for the Nick Park film adaptation!
This book is a very lighthearted action-adventure story and is hilarious to read. The author has written in hilarious characters and events, and this humour is also present in the presentation of the book itself; on the flap on the inside of the back cover it says that Gideon Defoe wrote this book about pirates "to impress a girl". This seems similar to what some of the characters in the book might do so I found this quite funny.
The plot did not need much detail and intensity as this is a very lighthearted novel. The pacing was great and easy to read, with just enough action to make it a believable pirate adventure.
The characters were my favourite aspect of this book. I liked how none of the pirates had names, and they were just referred to as aspects of their appearance, such as 'the pirate in green' or 'the pirate with the scarf'. Each one was funny in their own right and added to the overall humourous atmosphere of the plot. Even the antagonist would say something occasionally funny. I also liked that these pirates were unlike their usual stereotype in that they had manners and were slightly more educated than is expected.
The writing, as I have previously said, was paced beautifully so there was never a dull moment and the language itself was quite simple which lent itself well to such a quick read.
Overall I would give The Pirates! in and Adventure with Scientists, 5 out of 5 stars as I found it a very enjoyable read and I will definitely be looking to read the rest of this series by Gideon Defoe.
This book is a very lighthearted action-adventure story and is hilarious to read. The author has written in hilarious characters and events, and this humour is also present in the presentation of the book itself; on the flap on the inside of the back cover it says that Gideon Defoe wrote this book about pirates "to impress a girl". This seems similar to what some of the characters in the book might do so I found this quite funny.
The plot did not need much detail and intensity as this is a very lighthearted novel. The pacing was great and easy to read, with just enough action to make it a believable pirate adventure.
The characters were my favourite aspect of this book. I liked how none of the pirates had names, and they were just referred to as aspects of their appearance, such as 'the pirate in green' or 'the pirate with the scarf'. Each one was funny in their own right and added to the overall humourous atmosphere of the plot. Even the antagonist would say something occasionally funny. I also liked that these pirates were unlike their usual stereotype in that they had manners and were slightly more educated than is expected.
The writing, as I have previously said, was paced beautifully so there was never a dull moment and the language itself was quite simple which lent itself well to such a quick read.
Overall I would give The Pirates! in and Adventure with Scientists, 5 out of 5 stars as I found it a very enjoyable read and I will definitely be looking to read the rest of this series by Gideon Defoe.
I don't cry or laugh with books...and this was no exception. Rather I nearly burst at the seams be with Defoe's piratical shenanigans. High-larious.