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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
No
It’s started off really good but then slowed down a lot when they got to the island. I think it felt even slower for me with the increasing ship jargon. I was just ready for it to be done by the end.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Arrrr shiver me timbers! I enjoyed this (audiobook). Good strong plot, amusing classic characters voiced well...
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Personal Takeaways:
Confidence and charisma alone can allow you to influence people even if what you are saying isn't always true.
There is some pirate in all of us and not everything is either good or bad. You don't have to always toe the line to get results.
Notes on Books:
The book is a typical coming of age adventure. Jim Hawkins starts off young and innocent until he loses his dad and then he has to go on an adventure and pass many trials until he becomes a man.
The trials he faces are intially with stealing the map away from the inn his mother and father owned, then he reveals the plans of long john silver and the crew to betray them. He then boards the ship and kills hands whilst taking control of the ship. We see when he is captured by Long John Silver he has grown as he goes blow for blow with him intellectually to save his own life.
Something that amused me in the book was that pirates will break all laws to pursue their greed for treasure. Ironically though they still stick to and value the laws of the pirates.
Long John Silver-He is a very contradictory character. He is someone who inspires trust in people when the crew all think he is a fine mine yet he betrays them all for the treasure. He also has no morals, such as when he shoots Tom kills him and doesn't bad an eyelid. Yet he wants to save and cares for Jim. Despite only having one leg he maneouvers many obstalces through his ability to inspire trust and his way with words.
Confidence and charisma alone can allow you to influence people even if what you are saying isn't always true.
There is some pirate in all of us and not everything is either good or bad. You don't have to always toe the line to get results.
Notes on Books:
The book is a typical coming of age adventure. Jim Hawkins starts off young and innocent until he loses his dad and then he has to go on an adventure and pass many trials until he becomes a man.
The trials he faces are intially with stealing the map away from the inn his mother and father owned, then he reveals the plans of long john silver and the crew to betray them. He then boards the ship and kills hands whilst taking control of the ship. We see when he is captured by Long John Silver he has grown as he goes blow for blow with him intellectually to save his own life.
Something that amused me in the book was that pirates will break all laws to pursue their greed for treasure. Ironically though they still stick to and value the laws of the pirates.
Long John Silver-He is a very contradictory character. He is someone who inspires trust in people when the crew all think he is a fine mine yet he betrays them all for the treasure. He also has no morals, such as when he shoots Tom kills him and doesn't bad an eyelid. Yet he wants to save and cares for Jim. Despite only having one leg he maneouvers many obstalces through his ability to inspire trust and his way with words.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Death of parent
The performances [& sound effects] deserve all five stars.
However, & despite being treasured in one of my favorite series: [b:The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion|52085140|The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1|Beth Brower|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569294989l/52085140._SX50_SY75_.jpg|74011798], this is the 2nd of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 2 “biggies” that I have attempted - decades apart - & I just cannot get into them.
I did eventually finish this one, but it was not easy. (Which is odd as I generally luv a bit of swash;)
However, & despite being treasured in one of my favorite series: [b:The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion|52085140|The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1|Beth Brower|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569294989l/52085140._SX50_SY75_.jpg|74011798], this is the 2nd of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 2 “biggies” that I have attempted - decades apart - & I just cannot get into them.
I did eventually finish this one, but it was not easy. (Which is odd as I generally luv a bit of swash;)