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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

3 reviews

prinsessenora4's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Really exciting! Pirates, treasure hunt, fighting, mutiny, and loads of rum - this was an epic adventure :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Addiction, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

poirot's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Racism and Death of parent

major_tom's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This is a very nice, even classic adventure story. I rarely read anything in this genre and I loved this book. The plot is interesting, the characters are well-written and funny, the writing is light and descriptive without becoming overbearing. I enjoyed the main character - IMO, he was described quite realistically, being a teenage boy with all the flawed thinking. 
Overall, it’s a very light read, if you want to go into a short pirate adventure with a young, self-assured boy and other strongly opinionated characters. 

P.S. To be honest, I picked up this book because I was wondering how much of it, if anything at all, inspired the Treasure Planet cartoon lol. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism