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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
A fun read! Captain Blood is impossibly admirable and dashing. It's a well-done story with clear good guys and bad guys. Sometimes that's just what a reader needs.
The book got water damage and that made me not want to continue. I decided to wait to buy a new copy because it was pretty interesting. I'm on a book buying ban rn so it might be a while before I buy it again
I was intrigued and swept up by this book immediately. Peter Blood is an entirely likeable and entertaining character. While I knew the outcome of this book from previous reading and allusion to Blood, I was still interested in finding the means to the end. The adventures read like a comic book – with action and deception working hand in hand to further Blood’s career. I was rooting for him through out the entire book because of his gallantry, wits, morality (even as a pirate) and his panache.
I was also attracted to the strong female character of Arabella Bishop. Her development as a character, even though she wasn’t included in much of the book, was wonderful. She reminded me very much of Elizabeth Bennet.
I was also attracted to the strong female character of Arabella Bishop. Her development as a character, even though she wasn’t included in much of the book, was wonderful. She reminded me very much of Elizabeth Bennet.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Captain Blood is the unwilling and hyper-competent hero in this swashbuckling romance.
Didn't work for me quite as well as Scaramouche, but still a good read.
Didn't work for me quite as well as Scaramouche, but still a good read.
adventurous
hopeful
informative
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Peter Blood's journey from doctor, to slave, to pirate, and beyond, is one of the truly great adventure stories. There are not enough books like this.