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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
Never underestimate the comedic potential of a character with supreme self-confidence and zero self-awareness.
dark
funny
fast-paced
The protagonist of Treasure Island is a modern day, real-world Smeagle, and just as he obsessed over his precious ring as he was--to the point where his appearance and lucidity rotted--so is Sara Levine's character obsessed with the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, Treasure Island. At a loose end in her life, and freshly discovering what is termed a 'boy adventure book', Levine's character quickly adapts her life and personality to what she terms 'the core values' of of Treasure Island. Self and familial destruction follow.
While, at times, the only thing that pressed me on in Treasure Island!!! was a distinct sense of schadenfreude against the character--She is despicable in the sad way that shallow, obsessive, naive people can be--in the end, Treasure Island!!! is a nice novella, wrapped around a delightfully absurd (though not implausible) premise by an intelligent, humorous writer.
While, at times, the only thing that pressed me on in Treasure Island!!! was a distinct sense of schadenfreude against the character--She is despicable in the sad way that shallow, obsessive, naive people can be--in the end, Treasure Island!!! is a nice novella, wrapped around a delightfully absurd (though not implausible) premise by an intelligent, humorous writer.
hey ummmmm what the f/ck? anyway, pouring one out for Richard. justice for Adrianna.
challenging
funny
hopeful
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An interesting and uncomfortable book. It becomes clear relatively early on in the book that our protagonist and POV character is a bad person. She's Long John Silver or Billy Bones, but she fancies herself Jim Hawkins. This was an exhausting book - really, this woman's awfulness is suffocating - which is a credit to the author.
