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Острів Скарбів by Robert Louis Stevenson

29 reviews

theoriginaledi's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Death of parent

cj13's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism

ro_lux's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Alcohol

gogglor's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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I mean, does this book even need a review? It’s the grand-daddy of all adventure books for kids, and THE genus of most modern pirate stories. Everybody should read it once, it’s delightful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic friendship

I know that’s a lot of trigger warnings but if you’re familiar with the plot of treasure island at all you’ll be ready for them.

essieruth's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Medical content

Minor: Colonisation

finnm4's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

agw622's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This is a fine read to see where pirate stories really came from. The wording and tone make it feel slower than a modern book of same plot. There is not much charecter development of any kind, and you can see how this spawned several clichés.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Slavery, Death of parent, Colonisation, Classism

whynotreadwithalex's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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THE pirate adventure tale of pirate adventure tales.

Robert Louis Stevenson was a brilliant storyteller: an artist who painted vivid pictures with clever words and crafted characters you love to hate and hate to love.
Many "classics" don't measure up to the hype (in my humble opinion), but that is not the case with Stevenson's writings.
Treasure Island truly is a masterpiece of fiction.

Epic. Fast-paced. Adventurous. A swash-buckling tale for the ages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Alcohol

wlreed312's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Fun classic adventure story, I hadn't realized how much pirate lore was generated in this book. I honestly only picked this up because I wanted to read a retelling, and thought I should read the original first. There's some very good writing as well as some truly excellent imagery, but I wasn't particularly drawn to the story. Howeve , the narration was five stars. Alfred Molina did an absolutely fantastic job.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

super_maher_io's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail