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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
Getting caught up on classics I missed in my youth. This was a fun read. I have collected three different copies of this book, my favorite is the edition with illustrations by N.C. Wyeth.
While not the best audio re-enactment ever, the story certainly got to me and made me feel deeply, especially towards the latter third of the recording.
I want to read it and not listen to it. I was not getting into the narrator for the audio.
Archaic English a bit difficult to parse sometimes, but can tell this is a masterpiece of its genre - the pirate / lost treasure tale. Can tell it was originally meant for a periodicals with installments, with even pacing and an arc per episode, requisite with cliff hangers. This was the Lost of the late 1800s.
adventurous
Oh the nostalgia; I would've probably loved this when I was younger. The adult me doesn't as she's read too many books about pirates. But the child in me is still happy to visit Treasure Island.
Another review from my college years (damn I really read quite a bit of the good old classics and wrote review when doing my A Levels huh?)
Treasure Island—the book that made pirates cool before Pirates of the Caribbean existed. It’s got buried gold, shady characters, and enough double-crossing to make my head spin. But also…why did it take me so long to read for a book about pirates?
So, we follow Jim Hawkins, a kid who stumbles upon a treasure map and somehow ends up on a dangerous adventure with the most untrustworthy crew imaginable. Enter Long John Silver—simultaneously the best and worst person to have around. One minute, he’s your best friend, the next, he’s plotting to stab you. Love that for him.
The pirate action? Great. The old-timey language? A struggle. The middle of the book? Slower than a ship stuck in a windless sea. I know it’s a classic, but I spent half my time wondering when something exciting would actually happen.
Three stars because it is a fun story, and Long John Silver is the blueprint for every cool pirate character ever. Jack Sparrow- have we found your cousin?
Treasure Island—the book that made pirates cool before Pirates of the Caribbean existed. It’s got buried gold, shady characters, and enough double-crossing to make my head spin. But also…why did it take me so long to read for a book about pirates?
So, we follow Jim Hawkins, a kid who stumbles upon a treasure map and somehow ends up on a dangerous adventure with the most untrustworthy crew imaginable. Enter Long John Silver—simultaneously the best and worst person to have around. One minute, he’s your best friend, the next, he’s plotting to stab you. Love that for him.
The pirate action? Great. The old-timey language? A struggle. The middle of the book? Slower than a ship stuck in a windless sea. I know it’s a classic, but I spent half my time wondering when something exciting would actually happen.
Three stars because it is a fun story, and Long John Silver is the blueprint for every cool pirate character ever. Jack Sparrow- have we found your cousin?
I don't go for the classics a lot anymore, but when this book was the highlight of the latest issue of Penguin's literary magazine The Happy Reader I got curious.
Treasure Island is quite fun, actually. It has a fast pace, some good plot twists and interesting characters. But mostly I liked it for its historical value. Just like with Dracula, Frankenstein, and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, it's really interesting to read the famous source that inspired so many cultural expressions.
Treasure Island is quite fun, actually. It has a fast pace, some good plot twists and interesting characters. But mostly I liked it for its historical value. Just like with Dracula, Frankenstein, and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, it's really interesting to read the famous source that inspired so many cultural expressions.
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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