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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
At the beginning of this book, Peter Blood is sticking to his plan of abandoning his life of adventure and working as a physician. When he goes to tend the wounds of a rebel, he is arrested, subjected to a sham trial and sold into slavery. In this manner, Peter Blood is cast back into a life of adventure. He leads an escape, seizes a Spanish boat and is more or less forced into a life of piracy. Yet, despite his new role as buccaneer, the memory of Arabella Bishop causes him to retain his honor. What will happen when, in a chance re-meeting, his love is spurned by the woman enshrined in his heart?
After friends lent us an old black-and-white film of this story, I was excited to find it available for free on my kindle. I was even more excited to find that, for a while, the book and movie strictly match each other. Most of the dialogue in the movie is taken directly from the book. After a while, the book moves into adventures not shown in the movie. The third quarter of the story dragged slightly, but overall the story moved quickly with that distinct style many old-fashioned adventures are written in. While Captain Blood is completely unique certain aspects are comparable to both [b:The Scarlet Pimpernel|136116|The Scarlet Pimpernel|Emmuska Orczy|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1172075548s/136116.jpg|750426] and [b:The Prisoner of Zenda|54492|The Prisoner of Zenda|Anthony Hope|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1356449081s/54492.jpg|2661176].
After friends lent us an old black-and-white film of this story, I was excited to find it available for free on my kindle. I was even more excited to find that, for a while, the book and movie strictly match each other. Most of the dialogue in the movie is taken directly from the book. After a while, the book moves into adventures not shown in the movie. The third quarter of the story dragged slightly, but overall the story moved quickly with that distinct style many old-fashioned adventures are written in. While Captain Blood is completely unique certain aspects are comparable to both [b:The Scarlet Pimpernel|136116|The Scarlet Pimpernel|Emmuska Orczy|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1172075548s/136116.jpg|750426] and [b:The Prisoner of Zenda|54492|The Prisoner of Zenda|Anthony Hope|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1356449081s/54492.jpg|2661176].
The best romantic pirate novel. Is about as authentic as Pirates of the Caribbean (that is, not at all)-but far more sophisticated. A swashbuckling good read, if you can get through the really melodramatic bits to see how great this story really is.
adventurous
slow-paced
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Enjoyed it more at the start. Found I wasn't as engaged as I got further through, especially near the end. Maybe more of a "me" issue than the book? Also, not keen on the presentation of black people.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Lots of action and daring heroic deeds and swashbuckling, very readable. A surprisingly even handed view of Catholics for its day, less so with the portrayal of black characters.
Never read a pirate story before, at least i don't think i have. Apparently this one is based on reality, or at least a version of reality that makes pirates out to be wronged gentlemen-buccaneers trying to survive despite the cruelty of the ruling classes. In turn Sabantini presents the aristocratic class as spineless half-wit bullies that can't help but cock things up...i loved it!
