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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
Is my rating at least partially influenced by the fact that I loved Walt Disney's Treasure Planet as a child? Well... yes.
Does the fact that I have been binge-watching Pirates of the Caribbean (1-3) again also play a role in this? Probably.
But the book is also just really well written. The characters might be a little archetypical and the story (due to the many adaptations, re-tellings and just general mainstream references) might be somewhat predictable but if you are looking for an adventure that has pirates in it, I feel like you cannot go wrong with this book.
Does the fact that I have been binge-watching Pirates of the Caribbean (1-3) again also play a role in this? Probably.
But the book is also just really well written. The characters might be a little archetypical and the story (due to the many adaptations, re-tellings and just general mainstream references) might be somewhat predictable but if you are looking for an adventure that has pirates in it, I feel like you cannot go wrong with this book.
Thanks to the podcast CraftLit, I’ve finally finished my first book of the year! Thanks CraftLit!
Disappointing, but I don't remember much from when I read it when I was young, but it was good enough to finish
Read it in the 6th grade. Not really my style, but it's no so bad compared to a lot of the other books you have to read for school. I'd suggest muppet treasure island if you're looking for a better time.
Enjoyed the different voices. Very different to a normal audiobook. The pirate songs and accents were great.
The smaller Suvi, who used to climb on the rocks of the nearby forest and build castles with pillows and sheets into our living room, would have probably appreciated this a tad more than 23-year-old Suvi. Absolutely an entertaining story, after all I did kind of forget myself with this instead of studying. However, I didn't have any particular negative or positive feelings one way or the other. One thing though that would have connected these two versions of me, is the complex and multifaceted character of Long John Silver, whose moral isn't quite as black and white as with the patriotic characters of the novel and the pirates. As far as I know, this moral issue is quite rare in children's literature, at least of this time period.
I don't know whether Treasure Island was the first pirate story, but there's a lot of (perhaps stereotypical) conceptions and ideas in here relating to pirates that have survived to this day. The most important of these are at least one legged pirates with a parrot on their shoulder, treasure maps with an X, and buried treasures. The ship Hispaniola sounded familiar, but I have no idea why. There are no wooden legs though, because Silver uses a crutch. Believe it or not, but it doesn't seem he has much difficulties using that on a swaying deck or on a soft sand beach. History buffs might want to know that Israel Hands really existed, and that he was Blackbeard's boatswain.
All in all, an entertaining adventure story and deserving of its status as a classic, although maybe not suitable for the smallest children. In addition to the flickering morality of Silver, I noticed that Stevenson doesn't try to glorify piracy in any way. Still, if I had read this sometime before the age of 12, I'd probably started dreaming of similar pirate adventures that Jim Hawkins got himself into. I already thought about what it would be like to run away with the circus (while considering the good and bad aspects of being a lion tamer), or hide myself into gypsies' wagons.
I don't know whether Treasure Island was the first pirate story, but there's a lot of (perhaps stereotypical) conceptions and ideas in here relating to pirates that have survived to this day. The most important of these are at least one legged pirates with a parrot on their shoulder, treasure maps with an X, and buried treasures. The ship Hispaniola sounded familiar, but I have no idea why. There are no wooden legs though, because Silver uses a crutch. Believe it or not, but it doesn't seem he has much difficulties using that on a swaying deck or on a soft sand beach. History buffs might want to know that Israel Hands really existed, and that he was Blackbeard's boatswain.
All in all, an entertaining adventure story and deserving of its status as a classic, although maybe not suitable for the smallest children. In addition to the flickering morality of Silver, I noticed that Stevenson doesn't try to glorify piracy in any way. Still, if I had read this sometime before the age of 12, I'd probably started dreaming of similar pirate adventures that Jim Hawkins got himself into. I already thought about what it would be like to run away with the circus (while considering the good and bad aspects of being a lion tamer), or hide myself into gypsies' wagons.
This just wasnt really my speed, but it was obviously well written, and a great adventure to be told. ;o)