113 reviews for:

Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History

John Steinbeck

3.32 AVERAGE

stonestream97's review against another edition

4.0

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Läst lite reviews att det skulle vara en romantisering av Kapten Morgon och han äventyr. Vet inte om jag håller med. Boken skildrar en ung pojke, ivrig att fara ut på äventyr som långsamt blir korruptare, brutalare, blodtörstig och mer och mer hänsynslös. I slutet är han en tom man vars girighet inte har kunnat släcka hans törst. Han dör känslolös med lite ånger för den han varit och klamrar sig fast vid sina hemskheter för det är det ända han känt under livets gång. Något sorgligt, men kan inte tycka synd om honom.

Ur den vinkeln rykte jag boken var en bra fantasy om Morgans liv. Men romantisering vet jag inte om jag skulle kalla det.

pepsipepe's review

3.0

medium-paced

boggnaver's review

4.25

adventurous reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation

bogdan_8's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

myrtosfullybooked's review

4.0

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3.5*

sara_maia's review

3.0

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It was probably a bad decision on my part to pick "Cup of Gold" as my first Steinbeck read...

ypres's review against another edition

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Lo cogí como una novela de aventuras normalita para entretenerme durante los exámenes finales, pero, para mi sorpresa, me he encontrado con mucho más. Es un libro melancólico, que habla de como la madurez, en cierto modo, acaba representando el sacrificio de los sueños (algunos de ellos, egoístas) de la niñez. Me gusta mucho la prosa de Steinbeck.

guinness74's review against another edition

2.0

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I hate rating Steinbeck poorly, but based on the rest of his work, this is sort of all over the place. And, then...the end just sort of fizzles out. I suppose there's a deeper underlying meaning to the whole story, but on the surface, it's just about a buccaneer. The build up is really decent, and it almost deserved 3 stars. Still, it really does end poorly. It was a quick read and might be your cup of (gold) tea, but I was not impressed.

wanderlustsleeping's review against another edition

3.0

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3.8 stars

This was a book club pick. Not a book I would have picked on my own to read. The subject matter, pirates, can easily bore me. I found this book too long and boring at time, but still can say it was not only enjoyable but so well written. Steinbeck is truly one of the greats!

hawaiian_hedgehog's review

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No